-- (5261) Eureka --discovery and notes:

Primary discovered 1990 Jun 20 from Palomar Observatory, California, USA by Holt and Levy. Alternate designation(s): 1990 MB . Linked to prediscovery observations from 1979 Nov 21. Permanent number assigned 1992.

Companion discovered 2011 Nov 28 using lightcurve observations. Announced 2014 Sep [K14a].

--Links, more technical:

--Links, less technical:

--Links to ADS abstracts:

• Koehn, Bruce W., Bowell, Edward G., Skiff, Brian A., Sanborn, Jason J., McLelland, Kyle P., Pravec, Petr, & Warner, Brian D. 2014, Minor Planet Bulletin Lowell Observatory Near-Earth Asteroid Photometric Survey (NEAPS) - 2009 January through 2009 June
• Burt, Brian J., DeMeo, Francesca E., & Binzel, Richard P. 2014, American Astronomical Society Meeting Abstracts #224 Origin and mineralogy of olivine-dominated near-Earth Asteroids
• Sanchez, Juan A., Reddy, Vishnu, Kelley, Michael S., Cloutis, Edward A., Bottke, William F., Nesvorný, David, Lucas, Michael P., Hardersen, Paul S., Gaffey, Michael J., Abell, Paul A., & Corre, Lucille Le 2014, Icarus Olivine-dominated asteroids: Mineralogy and origin
• Cuk, Matija & Hamilton, D. P. 2013, AAS/Division for Planetary Sciences Meeting Abstracts Dynamics and History of Mars Trojans
• Christou, Apostolos 2013, AAS/Division for Planetary Sciences Meeting Abstracts A Genetic Cluster of Martian Trojan Asteroids
• de la Fuente Marcos, C. & de la Fuente Marcos, R. 2013, Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society Three new stable L<SUB>5</SUB> Mars Trojans
• Christou, Apostolos A. 2013, Icarus Orbital clustering of martian Trojans: An asteroid family in the inner Solar System?
• Lim, L. F., Emery, J. P., Mueller, M., Rivkin, A. S., Trilling, D., & Burt, B. J. 2011, EPSC-DPS Joint Meeting 2011 Olivine Composition of the Mars Trojan 5261 Eureka: Spitzer IRS Data
• Trilling, David E., Rivkin, Andrew S., Stansberry, John A., Spahr, Timothy B., Crudo, Richard A., & Davies, John K. 2007, Icarus Albedos and diameters of three Mars Trojan asteroids
• Rivkin, Andrew S., Trilling, David E., Thomas, Cristina A., DeMeo, Francesca, Spahr, Timothy B., & Binzel, Richard P. 2007, Icarus Composition of the L5 Mars Trojans: Neighbors, not siblings
• Scholl, H., Marzari, F., & Tricarico, P. 2005, Icarus Dynamics of Mars Trojans
• Connors, Martin, Stacey, Greg, Brasser, Ramon, & Wiegert, Paul 2005, Planetary and Space Science A survey of orbits of co-orbitals of Mars
• Marzari, F., Scholl, H., & Tricarico, P. 2004, Bulletin of the American Astronomical Society Dynamics of Mars Trojans
• Bus, S. & Binzel, R. P. 2004, NASA Planetary Data System 5261 Eureka CCD Spectrum
• Scholl, H., Marzari, F., & Tricarico, P. 2004, Bulletin of the American Astronomical Society Dynamical Lifetimes of Mars Trojans
• Rivkin, A. S., Binzel, R. P., Howell, E. S., Bus, S. J., & Grier, J. A. 2003, Icarus Spectroscopy and photometry of Mars Trojans
• Rivkin, A. S., Binzel, R. P., Howell, E. S., Bus, S. J., & Grier, J. A. 2002, Bulletin of the American Astronomical Society Spectroscopy and Classification of Mars Trojan Asteroids
• Nesvorný, D., Thomas, F., Ferraz-Mello, S., & Morbidelli, A. 2002, Celestial Mechanics and Dynamical Astronomy A Perturbative Treatment of The Co-Orbital Motion
• Tabachnik, S. A. & Evans, N. W. 2000, Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society Asteroids in the inner Solar system - I. Existence
• Tabachnik, Serge & Evans, N. Wyn 1999, The Astrophysical Journal Cartography for Martian Trojans
• Howell, E. S., Rivkin, A. S., Binzel, R. P., & Bus, S. J., II 1995, Bulletin of the American Astronomical Society Spectral Observations of the Mars Trojan 5261 Eureka
• Howell, E. S., Rivkin, A. S., Binzel, R. P., & Bus, S. J. 1995, Lunar and Planetary Science Conference Spectral Observations of the Mars Trojan 5261 Eureka
• Mikkola, S., Innanen, K., Muinonen, K., & Bowell, E. 1994, Celestial Mechanics and Dynamical Astronomy A preliminary analysis of the orbit of the Mars Trojan asteroid (5261) Eureka
• Bowell, Edward 1991, Reports of Planetary Astronomy, 1991 The 1990 MB: The first Mars Trojan
• Bowell, Edward 1991, Reports of Planetary Astronomy, 1991 Studies of asteroids, comets, and Jupiter's outer satellites
• Eisloffel, J., Gunther, E., Hessman, F. V., Mundt, R., Poetzel, R., Beckwith, S., Carr, J., & Ray, T. 1991, International Astronomical Union Circular SVS 13
• Andrle, P. 1991, Rise Hvezd Asteroid 1990 MB.
• Innanen, K. A., Mikkola, S., Bowell, E., Muinonen, K., & Shoemaker, E. M. 1991, LPI Contributions 1990 MB: The First Mars Trojan
• Mikkola, Seppo & Innanen, K. A. 1991, Finnish Physical Society Conference Proceedings The stability of the planetary triangular Lagrange points
• 1990, Yamamoto Circular Minor planets.
• 1990, Yamamoto Circular 1990 MB, Mars Trojan.
• Bowell, E. 1990, International Astronomical Union Circular 1990 MB
• Bowell, E., Holt, H. E., Levy, D. H., Innanen, K. A., Mikkola, S., & Shoemaker, E. M. 1990, Bulletin of the American Astronomical Society 1990 MB: the first Mars Trojan.

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