(3391) Sinon
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Asteroid (3391) Sinon |
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| Properties of the orbit ( animation ) | |
| Orbit type | Jupiter Trojan (L 4 ) |
| Major semi-axis | 5.2947 AU |
| eccentricity | 0.0824 |
| Perihelion - aphelion | 4.8582 AU - 5.7311 AU |
| Inclination of the orbit plane | 14.879 ° |
| Sidereal period | 12,183 a |
| Mean orbital velocity | 12.94 km / s |
| Physical Properties | |
| Medium diameter | ? km |
| Albedo | ? |
| Rotation period | ? H |
| Absolute brightness | 10.18 likes |
| Spectral class | ? |
| history | |
| Explorer | H. Kosai , K. Furukawa |
| Date of discovery | 18th February 1977 |
| Another name | 1977 DD 3 |
| 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. | |
(3391) Sinon 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 . (3391) Sinon was discovered on February 18, 1977 by Hiroki Kōsai and Kiichirō Furukawa . It is assigned to the Lagrangian point L 4 .
The asteroid was named after the mythological Greek warrior Sinon , who played a key role in the conquest of Troy .