(1172) Aeneas
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Asteroid (1172) Aeneas |
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| Properties of the orbit ( animation ) | |
| Orbit type | Jupiter Trojan (L 5 ) |
| Major semi-axis | 5,192 AU |
| eccentricity | 0.103 |
| Perihelion - aphelion | 4,660 AU - 5,725 AU |
| Inclination of the orbit plane | 16.7 ° |
| Sidereal period | 4321.5 days |
| Physical Properties | |
| Medium diameter | (143 ± 5) km |
| Albedo | 0.040 |
| Absolute brightness | 8.33 mag |
| history | |
| Explorer | Karl Wilhelm Reinmuth |
| Date of discovery | 17th October 1930 |
| Another name | 1930 UA |
| Source: Unless otherwise stated, the data comes from JPL Small-Body Database Browser . The affiliation to an asteroid family is automatically determined from the AstDyS-2 database . Please also note the note on asteroid items. | |
(1172) Aeneas is an asteroid belonging to the group of Trojans . It is used to describe asteroids that move around the sun on the Lagrange points on Jupiter's orbit .
The asteroid was named after Aeneas , a legendary hero of the Trojan War .