(4715) Medesicaste Jupiter Trojan
Discovered on 9 October 1989 by Y. Oshima at Gekko.
Medesicaste was a daughter of Priam who was married to Imbrius.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 1, #1, 9), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Medesicaste is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Medesicaste is 5.12 au from the Sun and 4.72 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 4715 |
| Provisional designation | 1989 TS1 |
| Orbit class | Jupiter Trojan |
| Diameter | 62.1 km (#561 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0600 |
| Rotation period | 8.81 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 9.81 |
| Orbital period | 11.6 years |
| Semi-major axis | 5.11 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 4.86 – 5.37 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0503 |
| Inclination | 18.7° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 3.85 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 9 October 1989
More named asteroids discovered by Y. Oshima
- (3843) OISCA
- (4157) Izu
- (4261) Gekko
- (4293) Masumi
- (4383) Suruga
- (4403) Kuniharu
- (4840) Otaynang
- (5123) Cynus
- (5206) Kodomonomori
- (5258) Rhoeo
- (5282) Yamatotakeru
- (5353) Baillie
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