3548 Eurybates is a Jupiter Trojan asteroid that orbits in the L4 Lagrangian point of the Sun-Jupiter system in the Greek Camp of Trojan asteroids. It was named after the Greek hero Eurybates who was a herald for the Greek armies during the Trojan War.
apoapsis (km)
8.41289e+11
average speed (km/s)
47088.0
density (μ3)
2000.0
mass (kg)
3900.0
orbital period (μ)
3.70264e+08
periapsis (km)
7.03569e+11
temperature (K)
122.0
absolute magnitude
9.5
albedo
0.1
discovery date
1973-09-19
discoverer
Cornelis Johannes van Houten, Ingrid van Houten-Groeneveld, Tom Gehrels
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