(4902) Thessandrus
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Asteroid (4902) Thessandrus |
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| Properties of the orbit ( animation ) | |
| Orbit type | Jupiter Trojan (L4) |
| Major semi-axis | 5.2095 AU |
| eccentricity | 0.0426 |
| Perihelion - aphelion | 4.9873 AU - 5.4317 AU |
| Inclination of the orbit plane | 9.071 ° |
| Sidereal period | 11,891 a |
| Mean orbital velocity | 13.05 km / s |
| Physical Properties | |
| Medium diameter | ? km |
| Dimensions | ? kg |
| Albedo | ? |
| Medium density | ? g / cm³ |
| Rotation period | ? H |
| Absolute brightness | 9,771 likes |
| Spectral class | ? |
| history | |
| Explorer | Carolyn Jean Spellmann Shoemaker |
| Date of discovery | 1989 |
| Another name | 1989 AN 2 , 1985 TK 3 |
| 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. | |
(4902) Thessandrus 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 . (4902) Thessandrus was discovered on January 9, 1989 by the American astronomer Carolyn Jean Spellmann Shoemaker . It is assigned to the Lagrangian point L4.
The name is derived from Thersandros , a Greek fighter in the Trojan War .