(55576) Amycus Centaur
Discovered on 8 April 2002 by NEAT at Palomar.
Amycus was the first centaur to engage in battle with the Lapiths after Eurytus was killed for raping Peirithous' bride Hippodamia. He began the battle by smashing the face of the Celadon with a candelabrum stripped from the inmost wedding shrine. Pelates of Pella killed Amycus by stabbing him with a table leg from a maple tree.Naming citation (20051215/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Amycus is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Amycus is 25.1 au from the Sun and 24.9 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 55576 |
| Provisional designation | 2002 GB10 |
| Orbit class | Centaur |
| Diameter | 101 km (#228 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.180 |
| Rotation period | 9.76 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 7.56 |
| Orbital period | 125 years |
| Semi-major axis | 24.9 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 15.1 – 34.7 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.393 |
| Inclination | 13.4° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 14.2 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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