(4707) Khryses

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Asteroid
(4707) Khryses
Properties of the orbit ( animation )
Orbit type Jupiter Trojan (L5)
Major semi-axis 5.1771  AU
eccentricity 0.1223
Perihelion - aphelion 4.544 AU - 5.8102 AU
Inclination of the orbit plane 7.105 °
Sidereal period 11,780 a
Mean orbital velocity 13.09 km / s
Physical Properties
Medium diameter ? km
Dimensions ? Template: Infobox asteroid / maintenance / masskg
Albedo ?
Medium density ? g / cm³
Rotation period ? H
Absolute brightness 10,322 mag
Spectral class ?
history
Explorer Carolyn Jean Spellmann Shoemaker
Date of discovery 1988
Another name 1988 PY
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.

(4707) Khryses 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 . (4707) Khryses was discovered on August 13, 1988 by the American astronomer Carolyn Jean Spellmann Shoemaker . It is assigned to the Lagrangian point L5.

The asteroid is named after the mythological Trojan priest Chryses .

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