(4722) Agelaos
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Asteroid (4722) Agelaos |
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| Properties of the orbit ( animation ) | |
| Orbit type | Jupiter Trojan (L5) |
| Major semi-axis | 5.2194 AU |
| eccentricity | 0.1114 |
| Perihelion - aphelion | 4.6382 AU - 5.8006 AU |
| Inclination of the orbit plane | 8.81 ° |
| Sidereal period | 11.925 a |
| Mean orbital velocity | 13.04 km / s |
| Physical Properties | |
| Medium diameter | ? km |
| Dimensions | ? kg |
| Albedo | ? |
| Medium density | ? g / cm³ |
| Rotation period | ? H |
| Absolute brightness | 9,858 likes |
| Spectral class | ? |
| history | |
| Explorer | C. J. and I. v. Houten-Groeneveld , T. Gehrels |
| Date of discovery | 1977 |
| Another name | 4271 T-3, 1988 TZ 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. | |
(4722) Agelaos 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 . (4722) Agelaos was founded on October 16, 1977 by C. J. and I. v. Houten-Groeneveld , Tom Gehrels discovered. It is assigned to the Lagrangian point L5.
The asteroid is named after the mythological figure Agelaos, who is associated with the Trojan War .