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'''588 Achilles''' is an [[asteroid]] found on [[February 22]], [[1906]] by the German astronomer [[Max Wolf]]. It was the first of the [[Trojan asteroid]]s to be found, and is named after [[Achilles]], the fictional hero from the [[Iliad]]. It orbits in the L<sub>4</sub> [[Lagrangian point]] of the [[Sun]]-[[Jupiter (planet)|Jupiter]] system. After a few such asteroids were found, the rule was made that the L<sub>4</sub> point was the "[[List of Trojan asteroids (Greek camp)|Greek camp]]", while the L<sub>5</sub> point was the "[[List of Trojan asteroids (Trojan camp)|Trojan camp]]", though not before each camp had acquired a "spy" ([[624 Hektor]] in the Greek camp<!--- Hektor was Trojan, hence he is a spy by being with the Greeks ---> and [[617 Patroclus]] in the Trojan camp<!--- Patroclus was Greek, hence he is a spy by being with the Trojans --->).
'''588 Achilles''' is an [[asteroid]] found on [[February 22]], [[1906]] by the German astronomer [[Max Wolf]]. It was the first of the [[Trojan asteroid]]s to be found, and is named after [[Achilles]], the fictional hero from the [[Iliad]]. It orbits in the L<sub>4</sub> [[Lagrangian point]] of the [[Sun]]-[[Jupiter (planet)|Jupiter]] system. After a few such asteroids were found, the rule was made that the L<sub>4</sub> point was the "[[List of Trojan asteroids (Greek camp)|Greek camp]]", while the L<sub>5</sub> point was the "[[List of Trojan asteroids (Trojan camp)|Trojan camp]]", though not before each camp had acquired a "spy" ([[624 Hektor]] in the Greek camp<!--- Hektor was Trojan, hence he is a spy by being with the Greeks ---> and [[617 Patroclus]] in the Trojan camp<!--- Patroclus was Greek, hence he is a spy by being with the Trojans --->).
== 588 Achilles Media ==
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File:Modelled shape of 588 Achilles from its light curve.png|3D convex shape model of 588 Achilles, computed using light curve inversion techniques
</gallery>
== Other websites ==
== Other websites ==
* [http://ssd.jpl.nasa.gov/sbdb.cgi?sstr=588;orb=1 Orbital simulation] from JPL (Java) / [http://ssd.jpl.nasa.gov/horizons.cgi?find_body=1&body_group=sb&sstr=588 Ephemeris]
* [http://ssd.jpl.nasa.gov/sbdb.cgi?sstr=588;orb=1 Orbital simulation] from JPL (Java) / [http://ssd.jpl.nasa.gov/horizons.cgi?find_body=1&body_group=sb&sstr=588 Ephemeris]