(17351) Pheidippus

Asteroid (17351) Pheidippos
Properties of the orbit ( animation ) Epoch: September 30, 2012 ( JD 2,456,200.5)
Orbit type	Jupiter Trojan (L ₄ )
Major semi-axis	5.1671 AU
eccentricity	0.0973
Perihelion - aphelion	4.6645 AU - 5.6696 AU
Inclination of the orbit plane	15.2877 °
Sidereal period	11.75 a
Mean orbital velocity	13.08 km / s
Physical Properties
Absolute brightness	11.3 mag
history
Explorer	Cornelis van Houten , Ingrid van Houten-Groeneveld
Date of discovery	19th September 1973
Another name	1973 SV, 1997 TH ₂₈ , 1998 VG ₅₄
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(17351) Pheidippos 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 .

(17351) Pheidippos was discovered on September 19, 1973 by the Dutch astronomers Cornelis Johannes van Houten , Ingrid van Houten-Groeneveld and Tom Gehrels at the Palomar Observatory ( IAU code 675). It is assigned to the Lagrangian point L ₄ .

The asteroid is named after the mythological Greek hero Pheidippos , son of King Thessalus and ruler of the Calydonian islands . He was the brother of Antiphos and grandson of Heracles .

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