588 Achilles
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| Orbital period | 12 years |
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| Gravity | 0. 0379 m/s² |
| Discovered | February 22, 1906 |
| Orbits | Sun |
| Spectral type | C-type asteroid |
| Discoverer | Max Wolf |
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| ID | 2199159 |
About 588 Achilles
Achilles, provisional designation 1906 TG, is a large Jupiter trojan from the Greek camp. Archillies was the first Jupiter trojan to be discovered, and was discovered by Max Wolf at the Heidelberg Observatory in 1906. Wolf named the minor planet after the legendary hero Achilles from Greek mythology.
