10247 Amphiaraos

Amphiaraos
Discovery
Discovered by	C. J. van Houten and I. van Houten-Groeneveld on plates taken by T. Gehrels
Discovery site	Palomar Schmidt
Discovery date	24 September 1960
Designations
MPC designation	10247
Alternative names	6629 P-L, 1994 PT9
Minor planet category	Jupiter Trojan
Orbital characteristics^[1]
Epoch 13 January 2016 (JD 2457400.5)
Uncertainty parameter 0
Observation arc	19996 days (54.75 yr)
Aphelion	5.3034649 AU (793.38706 Gm)
Perihelion	5.2098537 AU (779.38302 Gm)
Semi-major axis	5.2566593 AU (786.38504 Gm)
Eccentricity	0.00890405
Orbital period	12.05 yr (4402.13 d)
Mean anomaly	119.8087°
Mean motion	0° 4^m 54.403^s / day
Inclination	4.191508°
Longitude of ascending node	162.52402°
Argument of perihelion	340.9313°
Earth MOID	4.22088 AU (631.435 Gm)
Jupiter MOID	0.225937 AU (33.7997 Gm)
Jupiter Tisserand parameter	2.995
Physical characteristics
Dimensions	15-38 km
Rotation period	34.26 h (1.428 d)
Absolute magnitude (H)	11.1

10247 Amphiaraos (6629 P-L) is a Jupiter Trojan asteroid discovered on September 24, 1960, by C. J. van Houten and I. van Houten-Groeneveld on Palomar Schmidt plates taken by T. Gehrels.

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