(4867) Polites
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Asteroid (4867) Polites |
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| Properties of the orbit ( animation ) | |
| Orbit type | Jupiter Trojan (L 5 ) |
| Major semi-axis | 5.1582 AU |
| eccentricity | 0.0169 |
| Perihelion - aphelion | 5.071 AU - 5.2454 AU |
| Inclination of the orbit plane | 27.171 ° |
| Sidereal period | 11, 715 a |
| Mean orbital velocity | 13.11 km / s |
| Physical Properties | |
| Medium diameter | 47, km |
| Dimensions | ? kg |
| Albedo | ? |
| Medium density | ? g / cm³ |
| Rotation period | ? H |
| Absolute brightness | 9,687 likes |
| Spectral class | ? |
| history | |
| Explorer | Carolyn Jean Spellmann Shoemaker |
| Date of discovery | 1989 |
| Another name | 1989 SZ, 1988 RN 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. | |
(4867) Polites 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 . (4867) Polites was discovered on September 27, 1989 by the American astronomer Carolyn Jean Spellmann Shoemaker . It is assigned to the Lagrangian point L5.
The asteroid is named after Polites , the son of Priam and Hecabe , who was killed during the destruction of Troy .