(3540) Protesilaos
Asteroid (3540) Protesilaos |
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Properties of the orbit ( animation ) | |
Orbit type | Jupiter Trojan (L4) |
Major semi-axis | 5.2511 AU |
eccentricity | 0.1173 |
Perihelion - aphelion | 4.6349 AU - 5.8673 AU |
Inclination of the orbit plane | 26.413 ° |
Sidereal period | 12,033 a |
Mean orbital velocity | 13.00 km / s |
Physical Properties | |
Medium diameter | ? km |
Dimensions | ? | kg
Albedo | ? |
Medium density | ? g / cm³ |
Rotation period | 8.945 h |
Absolute brightness | 9,382 likes |
Spectral class | ? |
history | |
Explorer | Freimut Börngen |
Date of discovery | 1973 |
Another name | 1973 UF 5 , 1978 GJ 2 , 1985 VO 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. |
(3540) Protesilaos 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 . (3540) Protesilaos was discovered by the German astronomer Freimut Börngen on October 27, 1973 . It is assigned to the Lagrangian point L4.
The asteroid is named after Protesilaos , a Greek warrior in the Trojan War .