(1647) Menelaus
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Asteroid (1647) Menelaus |
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| Properties of the orbit ( animation ) | |
| Orbit type | Jupiter Trojan (L 4 ) |
| Major semi-axis | 5.2326 AU |
| eccentricity | 0.0228 |
| Perihelion - aphelion | 5.1134 AU - 5.3518 AU |
| Inclination of the orbit plane | 5.644 ° |
| Sidereal period | 11,970 a |
| Mean orbital velocity | 13.02 km / s |
| Physical Properties | |
| Medium diameter | ? km |
| Dimensions | ? kg |
| Albedo | ? |
| Medium density | ? g / cm³ |
| Rotation period | ? |
| Absolute brightness | 10,545 mag |
| Spectral class | ? |
| history | |
| Explorer | Seth Barnes Nicholson |
| Date of discovery | June 23, 1957 |
| Another name | 1957 MK |
| 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. | |
(1647) Menelaus is an asteroid belonging to the group of Trojans , which was discovered on June 23, 1957 by Seth Barnes Nicholson . With Trojan is known asteroids in the Lagrange points on the path of Jupiter run around the sun.
The asteroid was named after Menelaus , a legendary figure of the Trojan War .