In Greek mythology, the name Leucus or Leukos (Ancient Greek: Λεῦκος "white") may refer to: Leucus, son of the bronze giant Talos of Crete and foster son of King Idomeneus.

11351 Leucus / ˈ lj uː k ə s / is a mid-sized Jupiter trojan from the Greek camp, approximately 40 kilometers (25 miles) in diameter. It is a target of the Lucy mission, scheduled for a flyby in …

Leucus, son of the bronze giant Talos of Crete and foster son of King Idomeneus. Following the advice of Nauplius, he seduced Meda, wife of Idomeneus, who had been convinced by …

Nov 5, 2024 · Referred to as a Trojan asteroid, it will be visited by the Lucy mission in April of 2028. as it rotates its brightness as observed from Earth varies a lot, suggesting that it is quite …

Leucus is a large asteroid that shares Jupiter's orbit around the sun. NASA JPL has not classified Leucus as potentially hazardous because its orbit does not bring it close to Earth. Leucus …

Sep 18, 2020 · We find that Leucus is a prograde rotator with a spin axis located within a sky-projected radius of 3° (1 σ) from J2000 Ecliptic coordinates (λ = 208°, β = +77°) or J2000 …

We present observations of five stellar occultations for (11351) Leucus and reports from two efforts on (21900) Orus. Both objects are prime mission candidate targets for the Lucy …

Leucus is named after the Achaean warrier and companion to Odysseus in Homers Illiad, killed by Antiphus during the Trojan War. His name means "white" in Greek.

Sep 24, 2021 · We present observations of five stellar occultations for (11351) Leucus and reports from two efforts on (21900) Orus. Both objects are prime mission candidate targets for the …

Jun 1, 2018 · We present new observations from 2016 of two Jupiter Trojan asteroids that are targets for the Lucy Discovery mission. The extremely long rotation period of (11351) Leucus …