(13184) Augeias

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Asteroid
(13184) Augeias
Properties of the orbit ( animation )
Epoch:  April 18, 2013 ( JD 2,456,400.5)
Orbit type Jupiter Trojan (L 4 )
Major semi-axis 5.1573  AU
eccentricity 0.0480
Perihelion - aphelion 4.9099 AU - 5.4047 AU
Inclination of the orbit plane 4.5154 °
Sidereal period 11.71 a
Mean orbital velocity 13.13 km / s
Physical Properties
Absolute brightness 10.8 mag
history
Explorer Eric Walter Elst
Date of discovery 4th October 1996
Another name 1996 TS 49 , 1992 GQ 7 , 1997 WJ 57
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.

(13184) Augeias is an asteroid belonging to the group of Jupiter Trojans . This describes asteroids that move around the sun on the Lagrange points on Jupiter's orbit .

(13184) Augeias was discovered on October 4, 1996 by the Belgian astronomer Eric Walter Elst at the La Silla Observatory of the European Southern Observatory . It is assigned to the Lagrangian point L 4 .

The asteroid is named after the mythological king Augias of Elis in the Peloponnese , the son of Helios and father of Agasthenes . According to legend, cleaning his stables was one of Herakles' famous 12 tasks .

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