Uppsala–DLR Trojan Survey

The Uppsala–DLR Trojan Survey (UDTS, also known as UAO–DLR Trojan Survey) is an astronomical survey to study the movements and locations of asteroids near Jupiter, which includes Jupiter trojans and other asteroids, which line-of sight are frequently blocked by the giant planet.

Uppsala-DLR Trojan Survey
Survey typeastronomical survey 
Targetasteroid 
Started1996 
Ended1997 
Minor planets discovered: 62 [1]
see § List of discovered minor planets

The survey was carried out at the Uppsala Astronomical Observatory in Sweden, in collaboration with the German Aerospace Center (DLR). Principal investigators were the astronomers Claes-Ingvar Lagerkvist, Gerhard Hahn, Stefano Mottola, Magnus Lundström and Uri Carsenty. The Uppsala–DLR Trojan Survey, UDTS, should not be confused with its successor, the Uppsala-DLR Asteroid Survey (UDAS), which started shortly after the UDTS concluded.

During the course of the survey, two telescopes were used at ESO's La Silla site in northern Chile. In fall of 1996, the ESO Schmidt telescope surveyed approximately 900 deg2 at Jupiter's L4 Lagrangian point, location of the so-called Greek camp. Additional positions and magnitudes of asteroids were obtained using the (now decommissioned) 0.61-meter Bochum telescope.

There is some notable controversy over P/1997 T3, one of the objects found in this survey, namely an asteroid-like object with a comet-like tail. It is thought that this tail is composed of dust, due to its consistent appearance, and the fact that it is pointing towards the Sun, not away from it.

The group of Jupiter trojan contains about 6,000 asteroid. They are named after figures from Greek mythology, typically after the heroes of the Trojan War as narrated in Homer's Iliad.

List of discovered minor planets

The Minor Planet Center credits the Uppsala–DLR Trojan Survey with the discovery of 62 numbered minor planets during 1996–1997.[1]

13181 Peneleos11 September 1996list
(13182) 1996 SO816 September 1996list
(14518) 1996 RZ3013 September 1996list
15913 Telemachus1 October 1997list
(20144) 1996 RA3315 September 1996list
(21271) 1996 RF3315 September 1996list
(21370) 1997 TB281 October 1997list
(21371) 1997 TD281 October 1997list
(21372) 1997 TM286 October 1997list
(23622) 1996 RW2912 September 1996list
(23709) 1997 TA281 October 1997list
(24882) 1996 RK3013 September 1996list
(31170) 1997 WO5826 November 1997list
(35277) 1996 RV2710 September 1996list
(35363) 1997 TV286 October 1997list
(35373) 1997 UT2525 October 1997list
(37714) 1996 RK2911 September 1996list
(37715) 1996 RN3113 September 1996list
(37716) 1996 RP3215 September 1996list
(37790) 1997 UX2627 October 1997list
(39691) 1996 RR3113 September 1996list
(39692) 1996 RB3214 September 1996list
(39798) 1997 TW286 October 1997list
(42554) 1996 RJ2811 September 1996list
(42555) 1996 RU3113 September 1996list
(46676) 1996 RF2911 September 1996list
(52645) 1997 XR132 December 1997list
(58478) 1996 RC2911 September 1996list
(58479) 1996 RJ2911 September 1996list
(58480) 1996 RJ3315 September 1996list
(58658) 1997 WY5727 November 1997list
(58659) 1997 WZ5727 November 1997list
(65811) 1996 RW3013 September 1996list
(79444) 1997 UM2626 October 1997list
(85394) 1996 RT3215 September 1996list
(85548) 1997 XX134 December 1997list
(90866) 1996 RA2810 September 1996list
(90988) 1997 XS134 December 1997list
(100452) 1996 RY2710 September 1996list
(100624) 1997 TR286 October 1997list
(100636) 1997 UY2626 October 1997list
(100671) 1997 WN5726 November 1997list
(100672) 1997 WF5830 November 1997list
(129594) 1997 UP2525 October 1997list
(129606) 1997 WU5726 November 1997list
(129607) 1997 WE5830 November 1997list
(160527) 1996 RE3113 September 1996list
(160528) 1996 RD3214 September 1996list
(160540) 1997 WB5830 November 1997list
(160541) 1997 WM5826 November 1997list
(162046) 1996 RQ3113 September 1996list
(162047) 1996 RJ3214 September 1996list
(162048) 1996 RO3214 September 1996list
(168362) 1996 RV2811 September 1996list
(190317) 1997 XU134 December 1997list
(192388) 1996 RD2911 September 1996list
(192389) 1996 RT2912 September 1996list
(192390) 1996 RO3013 September 1996list
(219057) 1996 RA3012 September 1996list
(241582) 1996 RY3013 September 1996list
(257505) 1996 RH3315 September 1996list
(321570) 2009 SE36113 September 1996list
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See also

References
  1. "Minor Planet Discoverers (by number)". Minor Planet Center. 4 September 2016. Retrieved 7 September 2016.
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