(4543) Phoenix
Asteroid (4543) Phoinix |
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Properties of the orbit ( animation ) | |
Orbit type | Jupiter Trojan (L4) |
Major semi-axis | 5.0949 AU |
eccentricity | 0.0958 |
Perihelion - aphelion | 4.6067 AU - 5.5832 AU |
Inclination of the orbit plane | 14.732 ° |
Sidereal period | 11,500 a |
Mean orbital velocity | 13.20 km / s |
Physical Properties | |
Medium diameter | 62.80 km |
Dimensions | ? | kg
Albedo | 0.059 |
Medium density | ? g / cm³ |
Rotation period | ? H |
Absolute brightness | 9.609 likes |
Spectral class | ? |
history | |
Explorer | Carolyn Jean Spellmann Shoemaker |
Date of discovery | 1989 |
Another name | 1989 CQ 1 , 1930 DN, 1977 AP 1 |
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. |
(4543) Phoinix 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 . (4543) Phoinix was discovered on February 2, 1989 by the American astronomer Carolyn Jean Spellmann Shoemaker . It is assigned to the Lagrangian point L4.
The asteroid is named after the mythological Greek warrior and educator of Achilles, Phoinix .