2016 AA165

2016 AA165 is a Mars Trojan, it was discovered in 2016.

Orbit

It is in the L5 Lagrange point, along with Eureka, it has a perihelion of 1.386 AU, and an aphelion of 1.622. It also has an eccentricity of 0.090.

History

It was discovered in 2016 by the University of Arizona Mt Lemmon survey, but was rediscovered in 2024.

References

  1. ↑ "New asteroid clusters and evidence of collisional fragmentation in the "L"_5 Trojan cloud of Mars". arxiv.org. Retrieved 8 September 2026.
  2. 1 2 "List Of Martian Trojans". minorplanetcenter.net. Retrieved 8 September 2026.
  3. 1 2 Christou, A. A.; Georgakarakos, N.; Marshall-Lee, A.; Humpage, A.; Ćuk, M.; Dell'Oro, A. (27 May 2025). "New asteroid clusters and evidence of collisional fragmentation in the L5 Trojan cloud of Mars". Astronomy & Astrophysics. 698: A42. arXiv:2502.16231. Bibcode:2025A&A...698A..42C. doi:10.1051/0004-6361/202553804. ISSN 0004-6361. Archived from the original on 21 May 2026.
  4. ↑ "IAU Minor Planet Center". www.minorplanetcenter.net. Retrieved 8 September 2026.