(3709) Polypoites
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.