(4792) Lykaon
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Asteroid (4792) Lykaon |
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| Properties of the orbit ( animation ) | |
| Orbit type | Jupiter Trojan (L5) |
| Major semi-axis | 5.2722 AU |
| eccentricity | 0.0904 |
| Perihelion - aphelion | 4.7955 AU - 5.749 AU |
| Inclination of the orbit plane | 9.33 ° |
| Sidereal period | 12,106 a |
| Mean orbital velocity | 12.11 km / s |
| Physical Properties | |
| Medium diameter | ? km |
| Dimensions | ? kg |
| Albedo | ? |
| Medium density | ? g / cm³ |
| Rotation period | ? H |
| Absolute brightness | 10.01 mag |
| Spectral class | ? |
| history | |
| Explorer | Carolyn Jean Spellmann Shoemaker |
| Date of discovery | 1988 |
| Another name | 1988 RK 1 , 1989 UN 9 |
| 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. | |
(4792) Lykaon 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 . (4792) Lykaon was discovered on September 10, 1988 by the American astronomer Carolyn Jean Spellmann Shoemaker . It is assigned to the Lagrangian point L5.
The asteroid is named after Lykaon , the son of King Priam of Troy.