page_title: 5283 Pyrrhus
hierarchical_section_title: 5283 Pyrrhus
caption_attribution_description: English: 3D convex shape model of 5283 Pyrrhus, computed using light curve inversion techniques. J. Hanuš, J. Ďurech, M. Brož, B. D. Warner&#32;(June 2011).&#32;"A study of asteroid pole-latitude distribution based on an extended set of shape models derived by the lightcurve inversion method". Astronomy and Astrophysics&#32;530: A134. DOI:10.1051/0004-6361/201116738. ISSN 0004-6361. arXiv
context_page_description: 5283 Pyrrhus is a large Jupiter trojan from the Greek camp, approximately 65 kilometers in diameter. It was discovered on 31 January 1989, by American astronomer Carolyn Shoemaker at the Palomar Observatory in California. The dark Jovian asteroid belongs to the 100 largest Jupiter trojans and has a rotation period of 7.3 hours. It was named after Achilles son, Neoptolemus from Greek mythology.
context_section_description: 5283 Pyrrhus /ˈpɪrəs/ is a large Jupiter trojan from the Greek camp, approximately 65 kilometers (40 miles) in diameter. It was discovered on 31 January 1989, by American astronomer Carolyn Shoemaker at the Palomar Observatory in California. The dark Jovian asteroid belongs to the 100 largest Jupiter trojans and has a rotation period of 7.3 hours. It was named after Achilles son, Neoptolemus (also called Pyrrhus) from Greek mythology.
caption: Shape model of Pyrrhus from its lightcurve
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