(4348) Poulydamas
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Asteroid (4348) Poulydamas |
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| Properties of the orbit ( animation ) | |
| Orbit type | Jupiter Trojan (L5) |
| Major semi-axis | 5.2500 AU |
| eccentricity | 0.0975 |
| Perihelion - aphelion | 4.7383 AU - 5.7617 AU |
| Inclination of the orbit plane | 7.953 ° |
| Sidereal period | 12,029 a |
| Mean orbital velocity | 13.00 km / s |
| Physical Properties | |
| Medium diameter | 47.9 km |
| Dimensions | ? kg |
| Albedo | ? |
| Medium density | ? g / cm³ |
| Rotation period | ? H |
| Absolute brightness | 9,486 likes |
| Spectral class | ? |
| history | |
| Explorer | Carolyn Jean Spellmann Shoemaker |
| Date of discovery | 1988 |
| Another name | 1988 RU, 1977 SP 1 , 1983 GJ |
| 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. | |
(4348) Poulydamas 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 . (4348) Poulydamas was discovered on September 11, 1988 by the American astronomer Carolyn Jean Spellmann Shoemaker . It is assigned to the Lagrangian point L5.
The asteroid is named after the Trojan Polydamas , a mythological hero who fought in the Trojan War .