659 Nestor
Jupiter trojan
659 Nestor is a Jupiter trojan asteroid orbiting the Sun. Along with the other Jupter trojans in the Greek Camp, it orbits in the same orbit as Jupiter, about 60 degrees ahead of the planet.
| Discovery A | |
|---|---|
| Discoverer | Max Wolf |
| Discovery date | March 23, 1908 |
| Alternate designations |
1908 CS B |
| Category | Jupiter Trojan |
| Orbital elements C | |
| Epoch August 18, 2005 (JDCT 2453600.5) | |
| Eccentricity (e) | 0.117 |
| Semi-major axis (a) | 5.198 |
| Perihelion (q) | 4.593 |
| Aphelion (Q) | 5.804 |
| Orbital period (P) | 11.853 |
| Inclination (i) | 4.519 |
| Longitude of the ascending node (Ω) |
350.941 |
| Argument of perihelion (ω) |
340.737 |
| Mean anomaly (M) | 285.476 |
It was seen on 30th June 2006 when it occulted TYC 6854-00630. The length of time the occultation lasted (9.52 seconds) equates to a size of at least 109 km diameter.
It was found by Max Wolf in 1908. Its provisional name was 1908 CS.
Other websites change
- Discovery Circumstances: Numbered Minor Planets
- OCCULTATION BY (659) NESTOR - 2006 JUN 30 Archived 2011-05-19 at the Wayback Machine
- Orbital simulation from JPL (Java) / Ephemeris
