(32726) Chromios

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Asteroid
(32726) Chromios
Properties of the orbit ( animation )
Epoch:  4th November 2013 ( JD 2,456,600.5)
Orbit type Jupiter Trojan (L 5 )
Major semi-axis 5.2270  AU
eccentricity 0.0122
Perihelion - aphelion 5.1633 AU - 5.2908 AU
Inclination of the orbit plane 5.1223 °
Length of the ascending node 76.7911 °
Argument of the periapsis 21.0358 °
Sidereal period 11.95 a
Mean orbital velocity 13.04 km / s
Physical Properties
Absolute brightness 12.0 mag
history
Explorer Cornelis Johannes van Houten ,
Ingrid van Houten-Groeneveld ,
Tom Gehrels
Date of discovery October 16, 1977
Another name 4179 T-3 , 1989 UB 6
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.

(32726) Chromios is an asteroid belonging to the group of Jupiter Trojans . This describes asteroids that orbit the sun on the Lagrange points on the orbit of the planet Jupiter . It is assigned to the Lagrange point L 5 , that is, (32726) Chromios follows Jupiter in its orbit around the sun by 60 °.

The asteroid was discovered on October 16, 1977 by the Dutch astronomer couple Cornelis Johannes van Houten and Ingrid van Houten-Groeneveld . The discovery took place during the 3rd Trojan survey, during which Tom Gehrels surveyed field plates recorded by the 120 cm Oschin Schmidt telescope of the Palomar observatory at the University of Leiden , 17 years after the start of the Palomar-Leiden- Surveys .

(32726) Chromios was named after Chromios , a son of Priam . Chromios was killed by Diomedes during the Trojan War . The naming took place on March 18, 2003. In the case of the asteroids, trailing Trojans are named after Trojan heroes.

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