Jupiter Trojan - Physical Properties

Physical Properties

Jupiter Trojans are dark bodies of irregular shape. Their geometric albedos generally vary between 3 and 10%. The average value is 0.056 ± 0.003 for the objects larger than 57 km, and 0.121 ± 0.003 (R-band) for those smaller than 25 km. The asteroid 4709 Ennomos has the highest albedo (0.18) of all known Trojans. Little is known about the masses, chemical composition, rotation or other physical properties of the Trojans.

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