55701 Ukalegon
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55701 Ukalegon is a Jupiter Trojan discovered on October 17, 1977 by C. J. van Houten and I. van Houten-Groeneveld at Palomar Schmidt
. It is named after Ucalegon
, one of the Elders of Troy
, whose house was set on fire by the Achaeans when they sacked the city.
Palomar Observatory
Palomar Observatory is a privately owned observatory located in San Diego County, California, southeast of Pasadena's Mount Wilson Observatory, in the Palomar Mountain Range. At approximately elevation, it is owned and operated by the California Institute of Technology...
. It is named after Ucalegon
Ucalegon
Ucalegon was one of the Elders of Troy, whose house was set afire by the Achaeans when they sacked the city. He is one of Priam's friends in the Iliad, and the destruction of his house is referred to in the Aeneid....
, one of the Elders of Troy
Troy
Troy was a city, both factual and legendary, located in northwest Anatolia in what is now Turkey, southeast of the Dardanelles and beside Mount Ida...
, whose house was set on fire by the Achaeans when they sacked the city.