(3240) Laocoon
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Asteroid (3240) Laocoon |
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| Properties of the orbit ( animation ) | |
| Orbit type | Jupiter Trojan (L5) |
| Major semi-axis | 5.2563 AU |
| eccentricity | 0.1262 |
| Perihelion - aphelion | 4.5931 AU - 5.9195 AU |
| Inclination of the orbit plane | 2.332 ° |
| Sidereal period | 12,051 a |
| Mean orbital velocity | 12.99 km / s |
| Physical Properties | |
| Medium diameter | ? km |
| Dimensions | ? kg |
| Albedo | ? |
| Medium density | ? g / cm³ |
| Rotation period | ? H |
| Absolute brightness | 10,079 mag |
| Spectral class | ? |
| history | |
| Explorer | E. F. Helin , S. J. Bus |
| Date of discovery | 1978 |
| Another name | 1978 VG 6 , 1976 SL 2 , 1978 WS 12 |
| 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. | |
(3240) Laocoon 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 . (3240) Laocoon was discovered on November 7, 1978 by Eleanor Helin and Schelte John Bus . It is assigned to the Lagrangian point L 5 .
The asteroid was named after the Trojan priest Poseidon Laocoon .