(3794) Sthenelos
Asteroid (3794) Sthenelos |
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Properties of the orbit ( animation ) | |
Orbit type | Jupiter Trojan (L4) |
Major semi-axis | 5.1956 AU |
eccentricity | 0.1464 |
Perihelion - aphelion | 4.4352 AU - 5.9559 AU |
Inclination of the orbit plane | 6.066 ° |
Sidereal period | 11,843 a |
Mean orbital velocity | 13.07 km / s |
Physical Properties | |
Medium diameter | ? km |
Dimensions | ? | kg
Albedo | ? |
Medium density | ? g / cm³ |
Rotation period | ? H |
Absolute brightness | 10.189 likes |
Spectral class | ? |
history | |
Explorer | Carolyn Jean Spellmann Shoemaker |
Date of discovery | 1985 |
Another name | 1985 3 , 1949 SA, 1973 SU 2 |
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(3794) Sthenelos 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 . (3794) Sthenelos was discovered on October 12, 1985 by the American astronomer Carolyn Jean Spellmann Shoemaker . It is assigned to the Lagrangian point L4.
The asteroid is named after Sthenelos , a Greek warrior in the Trojan War .