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Eurybates

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[yoo-rahy-buh-teez, yuh-] / jʊˈraɪ bəˌtiz, jə- /

noun

  1. a companion of Odysseus.


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The encounter served as a practice run for Lucy's future visits to the Trojan asteroids, beginning with its flyby of Eurybates on Aug. 12, 2027.

From Science Daily Jun. 25, 2026

After launch, Lucy will make several loops past Earth to gain the gravitational boost needed to head towards its first target, Eurybates, which it won’t reach until 2027.

From Scientific American Oct. 19, 2021

Scientists are interested in differences between its terrain and that of Eurybates.

From Seattle Times Oct. 16, 2021

Eurybates has a tiny moonlet called Queta, which scientists think was created during a past collision.

From The Verge Oct. 15, 2021

"He was accompanied by a herald named Eurybates, a hunchback with a dark complexion, but Odysseus seemed to value him above all the rest, for he was a clever and a faithful man."

From Odysseus, the Hero of Ithaca Adapted from the Third Book of the Primary Schools of Athens, Greece by Ragozin, Zénaïde A. (Zénaïde Alexeïevna)

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