(3391) Sinon

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Asteroid
(3391) Sinon
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 .

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