(15913) Telemachus

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Asteroid
(15913) Telemachus
Properties of the orbit ( animation )
Epoch:  April 18, 2013 ( JD 2,456,400.5)
Orbit type Jupiter Trojan (L 4 )
Major semi-axis 5,1981  AU
eccentricity 0.0601
Perihelion - aphelion 4.8856 AU - 5.5107 AU
Inclination of the orbit plane 7.2522 °
Sidereal period 11.85 a
Mean orbital velocity 13.05 km / s
Physical Properties
Absolute brightness 12.2 mag
history
Explorer Uppsala-DLR Trojan Survey
Date of discovery October 1, 1997
Another name 1997 TZ 27 , 1996 RY 29 , 1998 WQ 10 , 2000 AY 7
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.

(15913) Telemachus 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 .

(15913) Telemachus was discovered on October 1, 1997 during the Uppsala-DLR Trojan Survey at the European Southern Observatory . It is assigned to the Lagrangian point L 4 .

The asteroid is named after the mythological figure of Telemachus , the son of Odysseus .

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