(3709) Polypoites
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Asteroid (3709) Polypoites |
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| Properties of the orbit ( animation ) | |
| Orbit type | Jupiter Trojan (L4) |
| Major semi-axis | 5.2611 AU |
| eccentricity | 0.0612 |
| Perihelion - aphelion | 4.9389 AU - 5.5833 AU |
| Inclination of the orbit plane | 19.604 ° |
| Sidereal period | 12,068 a |
| Mean orbital velocity | 12.99 km / s |
| Physical Properties | |
| Medium diameter | 99.08 km |
| Dimensions | ? kg |
| Albedo | 0.045 |
| Medium density | ? g / cm³ |
| Rotation period | ? H |
| Absolute brightness | 9,097 likes |
| Spectral class | ? |
| history | |
| Explorer | Carolyn Jean Spellmann Shoemaker |
| Date of discovery | 1985 |
| Another name | 1985 TL 3 , 1971 OK 1 , 1979 HQ 2 |
| 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. | |
(3709) Polypoites 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 . (3709) Polypoites was discovered on October 14, 1985 by the American astronomer Carolyn Jean Spellmann Shoemaker . It is assigned to the Lagrangian point L4.
The asteroid is named after a mythological Greek warrior.