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Amycus
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Number
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55576
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Provisional name
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2002 GB10
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Class
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Centaur
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Discovery date
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08.04.2002
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Discovery chart
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Discovery position
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7° Libra 17' Rx
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Time of announcement
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17.04.2002 - 15:30 UT
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Orbital period
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126.9 years
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Orbit
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Aphelion
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35.174 AU
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Perihelion
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15.205 AU
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Semimajor axis
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25.189 AU
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Magnitude
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7.8
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Diameter
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51 - 166 km
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Mythology
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Centaur Amycus on Zane Stein's site Chiron and Friends
There was also another Amycus. The story of Argonauts on Timeless Myths: "The Argonauts soon encountered the Bebryces whose king Amycus challenged one of them in boxing match to the death. Polydeuces, one of the Dioscuri, was the best boxer among the Argonauts. The contest seemed evenly matched until Polydeuces killed Amycus through a blow to the king's ear. The Bebryces set about to attack Polydeuces, but was routed by the Argonauts." |
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