-- (624) Hektor and Skamandrios --discovery and notes:

Primary discovered 1907 Feb 10 from Heidelberg, Germany by A. Kopff. Alternate designation(s): 1907 XM, 1948 VD. Permanent number assigned 1907.

Named 1907 for the Trojan hero.

Companion discovered 2006 Jul 16 by F. Marchis, M. H. Wong, J. Berthier, P. Descamps, D. Hestroffer, F. Vachier, D. Le Mignant, and I. de Pater using adaptive optics telescope observations from W. M. Keck II Telescope, Mauna Kea, Hawaii, USA. Announced 2006 Jul 21 [M06c]. Provisional designation S/2006 (624) 1. Name assigned March 2017

--Links, more technical:

• IAUC 8732

--Links, less technical:

--Links to ADS abstracts:

• Gorshanov, D. L., Arkharov, A. A., & Larionov, V. M. 2014, Solar System Research Observations of asteroids in the infrared range ( JHK) at the AZT-24 telescope
• Marchis, F., Durech, J., Castillo-Rogez, J., Vachier, F., Cuk, M., Berthier, J., Wong, M. H., Kalas, P., Duchene, G., van Dam, M. A., Hamanowa, H., & Viikinkoski, M. 2014, The Astrophysical Journal The Puzzling Mutual Orbit of the Binary Trojan Asteroid (624) Hektor
• Pajola, M., Lazzarin, M., Dalle Ore, C. M., Cruikshank, D. P., Roush, T. L., Magrin, S., Bertini, I., La Forgia, F., & Barbieri, C. 2013, The Astrophysical Journal Phobos as a D-type Captured Asteroid, Spectral Modeling from 0.25 to 4.0 μm
• Timerson, Bradley, Brooks, John, Conard, Steven, Dunham, David W., Herald, David, Tolea, Alin, & Marchis, Franck 2013, Planetary and Space Science Occultation evidence for a satellite of the Trojan asteroid (911) Agamemnon
• Noll, Keith S., Ryan, E. L., Grundy, W. M., & Benecchi, S. D. 2013, AAS/Division for Planetary Sciences Meeting Abstracts Ultra-Slow Rotating Outer Main Belt and Trojan Asteroids: Search for Binaries
• Érdi, Bálint, Forgács-Dajka, Emese, & Süli, Áron 2013, Celestial Mechanics and Dynamical Astronomy On some long time dynamical features of the Trojan asteroids of Jupiter
• Marchis, F., Vachier, F., Durech, J., Berthier, J., & Hanus, J. 2012, AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts Mutual Orbits, Size, Density, and Interior of Visualized Multiple Asteroids
• Vernazza, P., Delbo, M., King, P. L., Izawa, M. R. M., Olofsson, J., Lamy, P., Cipriani, F., Binzel, R. P., Marchis, F., Merín, B., & Tamanai, A. 2012, Icarus High surface porosity as the origin of emissivity features in asteroid spectra
• Marchis, F., Vachier, F., Durech, J., Berthier, J., Wong, M. H., Kalas, P., Duchene, G., & van Dam, M. 2012, LPI Contributions Physical Characteristics of the Binary Trojan Asteroid (624) Hektor
• Hamanowa, H. & Hamanowa, H. 2012, LPI Contributions Photometric Observations of a Trojan Asteroid 624 Hektor
• Ceccaroni, Marta & Biggs, James 2012, Celestial Mechanics and Dynamical Astronomy Low-thrust propulsion in a coplanar circular restricted four body problem
• Sharma, Ishan 2010, Icarus Equilibrium shapes of rubble-pile binaries: The Darwin ellipsoids for gravitationally held granular aggregates
• Mueller, Michael, Marchis, Franck, Emery, Joshua P., Harris, Alan W., Mottola, Stefano, Hestroffer, Daniel, Berthier, Jérome, & di Martino, Mario 2010, Icarus Eclipsing binary Trojan asteroid Patroclus: Thermal inertia from Spitzer observations
• Hamanowa, Hiromi & Hamanowa, Hiroko 2009, Minor Planet Bulletin Lightcurves of 494 Virtus, 556 Phyllis, 624 Hektor 657 Gunlod, 111 Reinmuthia, 1188 Gothlandia, and 1376 Michelle
• Stephens, Robert D. 2009, Minor Planet Bulletin Asteroids Observed from GMARS and Santana Observatories
• Klesh, A. T. 2009, Lunar and Planetary Science Conference SHOTPUT Sample Return: Examining the Compositional Gradient of Small-Body Objects
• Descamps, P., Marchis, F., Michalowski, T., Colas, F., Berthier, J., Vachier, F., Teng-Chuen-Yu, J.-P., Peyrot, A., Payet, B., Dorseuil, J., Léonie, Y., Dijoux, T., Berrouachdi, H., Chion Hock, C., & Benard, F. 2007, Icarus Nature of the small main belt Asteroid 3169 Ostro
• Lacerda, Pedro & Jewitt, David C. 2007, The Astronomical Journal Densities of Solar System Objects from Their Rotational Light Curves
• Gold, Robert E., McNutt, Ralph L., Napolillo, David H., Schaefer, Edward D., Tanzman, Jennifer R., Fiehler, Douglas I., Hartka, Theodore J., Mehoke, Douglas S., Ostdiek, Paul H., Persons, David F., Prockter, Louise M., & Vernon, Steven R. 2007, Space Technology and Applications International Forum-STAIF 2007 Paris to Hektor: A Concept for a Mission to the Jovian Trojan Asteroids
• Marchis, Franck, Berthier, J., Wong, M. H., Descamps, P., Hestroffer, D., Colas, F., de Pater, I., & Vachier, F. 2006, Bulletin of the American Astronomical Society Search of Binary Jupiter-Trojan Asteroids with Laser Guide Star AO systems: a moon around 624 Hektor
• Lacerda, Pedro & Jewitt, D. 2006, Bulletin of the American Astronomical Society Densities from Lightcurves
• Lacerda, P. 2006, IAU Joint Discussion Densities of solar system objects by lightcurve comparison with triaxial equilibrium ellipsoids
• Marchis, F., Wong, M. H., Berthier, J., Descamps, P., Hestroffer, D., Vachier, F., Le Mignant, D., Keck Observatory, W. M., & de Pater, I. 2006, International Astronomical Union Circular S/2006 (624) 1
• Emery, J. P., Cruikshank, D. P., & Van Cleve, J. 2006, Icarus Thermal emission spectroscopy (5.2 38 μm) of three Trojan asteroids with the Spitzer Space Telescope: Detection of fine-grained silicates
• Vilas, F., Smith, B. A., McFadden, L. A., Gaffey, M. J., Larson, S. M., Hatch, E. C., & Jarvis, K. S. 2006, NASA Planetary Data System, EAR-A-3-RDR-VILAS-ASTEROID-SPECTRA-V1.1:SPECTRA_HEKTOR_TAB hektor
• Gold, R. E., Ensworth, C. B., McNutt, R. L., Ostdiek, P. H., & Prockter, L. M. 2005, AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts PARIS to Hektor, A Mission to the Jovian Trojan Asteroids
• Prockter, L. M., Gold, R. E., McNutt, R. L., Ostdiek, P. H., & Ensworth, C. B. 2005, Bulletin of the American Astronomical Society PARIS: A new class of missions to explore the Trojan asteroids and outer solar system
• Emery, J. P., Cruikshank, D. P., van Cleve, J., & Stansberry, J. A. 2005, 36th Annual Lunar and Planetary Science Conference Mineralogy of Asteroids from Observations with the Spitzer Space Telescope
• Storrs, A. D., Dunne, C., Conan, J.-M., Mugnier, L., Weiss, B. P., & Zellner, B. 2005, Icarus A closer look at main belt asteroids 1: WF/PC images
• Sheppard, S. S. & Jewitt, D. 2004, Bulletin of the American Astronomical Society A Contact Binary in the Kuiper Belt?
• Sheppard, Scott S. & Jewitt, David 2004, The Astronomical Journal Extreme Kuiper Belt Object 2001 QG<SUB>298</SUB> and the Fraction of Contact Binaries
• Stenborg, T. N. 2003, The Magellanic Times, the newspaper of the 25th general assembly of the IAU, Sydney, Australia, day 4, p. 3. Edited by Seth Shostak. A Jovian Trojan-Satellite Population Exchange
• Tanga, P., Hestroffer, D., Cellino, A., Lattanzi, M., Di Martino, M., & Zappalà, V. 2003, Astronomy and Astrophysics Asteroid observations with the Hubble Space Telescope. II. Duplicity search and size measurements for 6 asteroids
• Tanga, Paolo, Hestroffer, D., Cellino, A., Lattanzi, M., di Martino, M., & Zappalá, V. 2002, ESA SP-500: Asteroids, Comets, and Meteors: ACM 2002 Shape and size measurements of asteroids by the HST Fine Guidance Sensors
• Hestroffer, D., Descamps, P., Kaasalainen, M., Tanga, P., Torppa, J., Berthier, J., Cellino, A., Lattanzi, M., di Martino, M., Piironen, J., & Zappalá, V. 2002, Asteroids, Comets, and Meteors: ACM 2002 Comparison of topographic models for asteroids to the HST/FGS data
• Kaasalainen, M., Torppa, J., & Piironen, J. 2002, Astronomy and Astrophysics Binary structures among large asteroids
• Cruikshank, Dale P., Dalle Ore, Cristina M., Roush, Ted L., Geballe, Thomas R., Owen, Tobias C., de Bergh, Catherine, Cash, Michele D., & Hartmann, William K. 2001, Icarus Constraints on the Composition of Trojan Asteroid 624 Hektor
• Murdin, P. 2000, Encyclopedia of Astronomy and Astrophysics Hektor
• Consolmagno, G. J., Tegler, S. C., Rettig, T., & Romanishin, W. 2000, Bulletin of the American Astronomical Society Size, Shape, Rotation, and Color of the Outer Solar System Object 1999 TD10
• Cruikshank, D. P., Dalle Ore, C. M., Geballe, T. R., Roush, T. L., Owen, T. C., Cash, Michele, de Bergh, C., & Hartmann, W. K. 2000, Bulletin of the American Astronomical Society Trojan Asteroid 624 Hektor: Constraints on Surface Composition
• Storrs, Alex, Weiss, Ben, Zellner, Ben, Burleson, Win, Sichitiu, Rukmini, Wells, Eddie, Kowal, Charles, & Tholen, David 1999, Icarus Imaging Observations of Asteroids with Hubble Space Telescope
• Dotto, E., Barucci, M. A., Crovisier, J., Doressoundiram, A., Encrenaz, Th., Fulchignoni, M., Knacke, R. F., Lellouch, E., Morris, P., Mueller, T. G., & Owen, T. 1998, Bulletin of the American Astronomical Society ISO Observations of Asteroids
• Mohamed, R. A., Lupishko, D. F., & Shevchenko, V. G. 1996, Kinematics and Physics of Celestial Bodies, vol. 12, p. 92 The Asteroid Shape: Numerical Simulation
• Detal, A., Hainaut, O., Pospieszalska-Surdej, A., Schils, P., Schober, H. J., & Surdej, J. 1994, Astronomy and Astrophysics Pole, albedo and shape of the minor planets 624 Hektor and 43 Ariadne: Two tests for comparing four different pole determination methods
• Weiss, Benjamin 1992, HST Proposal Investigation of the Dynamics of Binary Asteroids
• Churyumov, K. I., Tessel'ko, N. L., & Karachentsev, I. D. 1992, Liege International Astrophysical Colloquia Photometry, pole orientation and shape parameters of the minor planets 624 Hektor and 43 Ariadne
• Dahlgren, M., Lagerkvist, C.-I., Fitzsimmons, A., & Williams, I. P. 1991, Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society Differential CCD photometry of Dubiago, Chiron and Hektor
• Michalowski, Tadeusz 1988, Acta Astronomica Photometric astrometry applied to asteroids 6, 15, 43, and 624
• Uchida, K. & Goguen, J. D. 1987, Bulletin of the American Astronomical Society A new Method for Determining Asteroid Shapes and Rotation Poles from Lightcurves and Its Application to 624 Hektor
• Magnusson, P. 1986, Icarus Distribution of spin axes and senses of rotation for 20 large asteroids
• Pospieszalska-Surdej, A. & Surdej, J. 1985, Astronomy and Astrophysics Determination of the pole orientation of an asteroid - The amplitude-aspect relation revisited
• Zappala, V. & Knezevic, Z. 1984, Icarus Rotation axes of asteroids - Results for 14 objects
• Leone, G., Paolicchi, P., Farinella, P., & Zappala, V. 1984, Astronomy and Astrophysics Equilibrium models of binary asteroids
• Magnusson, P. 1983, Asteroids, Comets, and Meteors Determination of spin axis orientation for asteroids 44 Nysa, 216 Kleopatra and 624 Hektor
• Magnusson, P. 1983, Asteroids, Comets, and Meteors Determination of Spin Axis Orientation for Asteroids 44 NYSA 216 Kleopatra and 624 Hektor
• Poutanen, M. 1982, 16th Finnish Astronomers' Days The 433 Eros and 624 Hektor. A physical model for two highly elongated asteroids
• Poutanen, M., Bowell, E., & Lumme, K. 1981, Bulletin of the American Astronomical Society A Physically Plausible Ellipsoidal Model of Hektor?
• Weidenschilling, S. J. 1980, Icarus Hektor - Nature and origin of a binary asteroid
• Hartmann, W. K. 1980, Bulletin of the American Astronomical Society Trojan Asteroid 624 Hektor: Evolution of an Enigma
• Hartmann, W. K. & Cruikshank, D. P. 1980, Science Hektor - The largest highly elongated asteroid
• Gradie, J. & Veverka, J. 1980, Nature The composition of the Trojan asteroids
• Gradie, J. 1980, Nature Asteroid Hektor
• Ronca, L. B. & Furlong, R. B. 1979, Moon and Planets The shape of asteroids - Theoretical considerations
• Chapman, C. R. 1979, Planetary Science Inst. Report Planetary astronomy
• Hartmann, W. K. & Cruikshank, D. P. 1979, Bulletin of the American Astronomical Society New Observations of Trojan Asteroid 624 Hektor: Hektor is Elongated.
• Hartmann, W. K. 1979, Lunar and Planetary Science Conference Proceedings A special class of planetary collisions - Theory and evidence
• Hartmann, W. K. & Cruikshank, D. P. 1978, Icarus The nature of Trojan asteroid 624 Hektor
• Hartmann, W. K. & Cruikshank, D. P. 1978, Bulletin of the American Astronomical Society Hektor: A Puzzling Asteroid.
• Cruikshank, D. P. 1977, Icarus Radii and albedos of four Trojan asteroids and Jovian satellites 6 and 7
• Cruikshank, D. P. 1974, Bulletin of the American Astronomical Society The Albedo and Size of Trojan Asteroid 624 Hektor
• McCord, T. B. & Chapman, C. R. 1974, Bulletin of the American Astronomical Society Spectrophotometry of 624 Hektor and Other Asteroids
• Cook, A. F. 1971, Bulletin of the American Astronomical Society 624 Hektor: A binary asteroid?
• Cook, A. F. 1971, NASA Special Publication 624 Hektor: a Binary Asteroid?
• Dunlap, J. L. & Gehrels, T. 1969, The Astronomical Journal Minor Planets. III. Lightcurves of a Trojan Asteroid
• Eckert, Wallace John 1933, [New Haven, The Observatory, 1933] The general orbit of Hector
• Koref, A. 1918, Astronomische Nachrichten Über die Bahn des Planeten 624 Hektor
• Vinter-Hansen, Julie Marie & Fischer-Petersen, J. 1916, Publikationer og mindre Meddeler fra Kobenhavns Observatorium Ephemeriden Kleiner Planeten
• Strömgren, E. 1915, Astronomische Nachrichten Planet der Jupitergruppe 624 Hektor in den Jahren 1913-14
• Strömgren, Elis 1915, Publikationer og mindre Meddeler fra Kobenhavns Observatorium Planet der Jupitergruppe 624 Hektor in den Jahren 1913-14
• Strömgren, Elis & Andersen, Ruben 1915, Publikationer og mindre Meddeler fra Kobenhavns Observatorium Beobachtungen von Kometen und Kleinen Planeten angestellt am 360 mm-Refraktor der Kopenhagener Univ.-Sternwarte
• Vinter Hansen, Julie M. 1915, Publikationer og mindre Meddeler fra Kobenhavns Observatorium Ephemeride des Planeten der Jupitergruppe 624 Hektor
• Burton, H. E. 1914, Astronomical Journal Observations of (624) Hector
• Vinter-Hansen, Julie M. 1914, Astronomische Nachrichten Ephemeride des Planeten der Jupitergruppe 624 Hektor
• Strömgren, Elis 1914, Publikationer og mindre Meddeler fra Kobenhavns Observatorium Ephemeride des Planeten der Jupitergruppe 624 Hektor
• Einarsson, Sturla 1913, Ph.D. Thesis On the Orbits of the Minor Planets (624) Hector and (588) Achilles of the Trojan Group.
• Strömgren, Elis & Hansen, Julie M. Vinter 1913, Publikationer og mindre Meddeler fra Kobenhavns Observatorium Die Bewegung des Planeten der Jupitergruppe (624) Hektor in den Jahren 1907-1912
• Strömgren, E. 1912, Astronomische Nachrichten Oppositionsephemeride des Planeten der Jupitergruppe 624 Hektor für 1912
• Strömgren, Elis 1912, Publikationer og mindre Meddeler fra Kobenhavns Observatorium Solformörkelsen 1912 April 17 / Beobachtungen der Sonnenfinsternis 1912 April 16-17; Planet 624 Hektor / Oppositionsephemeride des Planeten der Jupitergruppe 624 Hektor für 1912
• Strömgren, Elis & Andersen, Ruben 1911, Publikationer og mindre Meddeler fra Kobenhavns Observatorium Fortsatte Undersøgelser af Planet (624) Hektors Bevægelse / Fortgesetzte Untersuchungen über die Bewegung des Planeten der Jupitergruppe (624) Hektor
• Strömgren, E. & Fischer-Petersen, J. 1911, Publikationer og mindre Meddeler fra Kobenhavns Observatorium Planet af Jupitergruppen (624) Hektor / Sur le mouvement de la planète (624) Hector (=1907 XM) du groupe jupitérien
• Strömgren, Elis 1911, Publikationer og mindre Meddeler fra Kobenhavns Observatorium Kort Meddelelse om Planet (624) Hektor / Oppositions-Ephemeride des Planeten (624) Hektor
• Kopff, August 1909, Astronomische Nachrichten Beobachtungen der Planeten (624) Hektor und (659) [1908 CS]
• Strömgren, E. 1909, Astronomische Nachrichten Oppositions-Ephemeride des Planeten (624) Hektor
• Strömgren, E. 1908, Astronomische Nachrichten Oppositions-Ephemeride des Planeten (624) Hektor
• Charlier, C. V. L. 1907, Astronomische Nachrichten Über die Bahnen der Planeten (588) [1906 TG], 1906 VY und 1907 XM
• Strömgren, E. 1907, Astronomische Nachrichten Ein zweiter kleiner Planet der Jupitergruppe 1907 XM

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