(5335) Damocles

Asteroid (5335) Damocles

Orbit of (5335) Damocles compared to the orbits of Saturn and Jupiter.
Properties of the orbit ( animation )
Orbit type	Damocloid
Major semi-axis	11.838 AU
eccentricity	0.866
Perihelion - aphelion	1.582 AU - 22.095 AU
Inclination of the orbit plane	61.95 °
Length of the ascending node	314.18 °
Sidereal period	40.73 a
Physical Properties
Absolute brightness	13.3 mag
history
Explorer	Robert McNaught
Date of discovery	February 18, 1991
Another name	1991 DA
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(5335) Damocles is an asteroid belonging to the group of Damocloids , which was discovered on February 18, 1991 by Robert McNaught at the Siding Spring Observatory . The asteroid was named after Damocles .

Properties of the orbit

The asteroid's orbit is highly elliptical with an eccentricity of 0.866. The perihelion lies with 1.582 AU in the inner solar system, the aphelion with 22.094 AU lies beyond the Uranus orbit. The asteroid takes 40.73 years to orbit the sun. Furthermore, the orbital plane is inclined at 61.95 degrees against the ecliptic .

Duncan Steel , Gerhard Hahn , Mark Bailey, and David Asher made projections of their long-term dynamic development.

Web links

(5335) Damocles in the JPL Small-Body Database Browser
Article about the damocloids on the website of the Kuffner observatory

Individual evidence

^ Lutz D. Schmadel: Dictionary of minor planet names . Vol. 1. Springer, Berlin & New York 2003
↑ Asher, DJ; Bailey, ME; Hahn, G .; Steel, DI: Asteroid 5335 Damocles and its implications for cometary dynamics. In: mnras.oxfordjournals.org. Royal Astronomical Society , May 27, 1993, archived from the original on July 17, 2016 ; accessed on July 17, 2016 (English).

[1] Lutz D. Schmadel: Dictionary of minor planet names . Vol. 1. Springer, Berlin & New York 2003

[2] Asher, DJ; Bailey, ME; Hahn, G .; Steel, DI: Asteroid 5335 Damocles and its implications for cometary dynamics. In: mnras.oxfordjournals.org. Royal Astronomical Society , May 27, 1993, archived from the original on July 17, 2016 ; accessed on July 17, 2016 (English).