Hippokoon
(2299 T-3 )
Inclination: 7.878
Eccentricity: 0.065
Period: 11.768 years
AU 5.174
Type: 0009
Discovery Chart
16.10.1977 00:00 Palomar 116w51 33n21 observations 1 << prev in category - Trojans - next in category >>
Hippokoon was a friend of king Rhesos, from Thracia. Hippokoon and the other Thracians were fast asleep as Odysseus and Diomedes killed king Rhesus and his 12 companions. Only Hippokoon was awoken by the god Apollo.
Discovered on 16-10-1977 in Palomar by van Houten, C. J., van Houten-Groeneveld, I., Gehrels, T. | ||
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