(4501) Eurypylos
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Asteroid (4501) Eurypylos |
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| Properties of the orbit ( animation ) | |
| Orbit type | Jupiter Trojan (L4) |
| Major semi-axis | 5.1777 AU |
| eccentricity | 0.0523 |
| Perihelion - aphelion | 4.9066 AU - 5.5587 AU |
| Inclination of the orbit plane | 8.314 ° |
| Sidereal period | 11.89 a |
| Mean orbital velocity | 13.90 km / s |
| Physical Properties | |
| Medium diameter | 46 km |
| Albedo | ? |
| Rotation period | 6,054 h |
| Absolute brightness | 10.199 likes |
| Spectral class | ? |
| history | |
| Explorer | Eric Walter Elst |
| Date of discovery | 4th February 1989 |
| Another name | 1989 CJ 3 , 1986 WJ 1 , 1987 WD 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. | |
(4501) Eurypylos 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 . (4501) Eurypylos was discovered on February 4, 1989 by the Belgian astronomical researcher Eric Walter Elst in ESO 's La Silla observatory . It is assigned to the Lagrangian point L4.
The asteroid is named after the legendary King Eurypylos of Mysia , the ally of the Trojans .