(1749) Telamon
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Asteroid (1749) Telamon |
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| Properties of the orbit ( animation ) | |
| Orbit type | Jupiter Trojan (L 4 ) |
| Major semi-axis | 5.1731 AU |
| eccentricity | 0.1077 |
| Perihelion - aphelion | 4.616 AU - 5.7302 AU |
| Inclination of the orbit plane | 6.088 ° |
| Sidereal period | 11,766 a |
| Mean orbital velocity | 13.10 km / s |
| Physical Properties | |
| Medium diameter | approx. 81 km |
| Albedo | 0.056 |
| Absolute brightness | 9.4 mag |
| history | |
| Explorer | Karl Wilhelm Reinmuth |
| Date of discovery | September 23, 1949 |
| Another name | 1949 SB, 1941 BP, 1966 CN |
| 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. | |
(1749) Telamon is an asteroid belonging to the group of Trojans that was discovered by Karl Wilhelm Reinmuth on September 23, 1949 . As Trojans are called asteroids on the Lagrange points on the path of Jupiter run around the sun.
The asteroid was named after Telamon , a legendary figure of the Trojan War .