(3451) Mentor
Asteroid (3451) mentor |
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Properties of the orbit ( animation ) | |
Orbit type | Jupiter Trojan (L5) |
Major semi-axis | 5.0946 AU |
eccentricity | 0.0689 |
Perihelion - aphelion | 4.7438 AU - 5.4455 AU |
Inclination of the orbit plane | 24.702 ° |
Sidereal period | 11,499 a |
Mean orbital velocity | 13.20 km / s |
Physical Properties | |
Medium diameter | ? km |
Dimensions | ? | kg
Albedo | ? |
Medium density | ? g / cm³ |
Rotation period | ? H |
Absolute brightness | 8,576 likes |
Spectral class | X |
history | |
Explorer | A. Mrkos |
Date of discovery | 1984 |
Another name | 1984 HA 1 , 1950 HG 1 |
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. |
(3451) Mentor 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 . (3451) Mentor was discovered by Antonín Mrkos on April 19, 1984 . It is assigned to the Lagrangian point L 5 .
The asteroid was named after the mythological Greek figure Mentor .