(5130) Ilioneus

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Asteroid
(5130) Ilioneus
Properties of the orbit ( animation )
Epoch:  December 9, 2014 ( JD 2,457,000.5)
Orbit type Jupiter Trojan (L 5 )
Major semi-axis 5.2188  AU
eccentricity 0.0103
Perihelion - aphelion 5.1652 AU - 5.2725 AU
Inclination of the orbit plane 15.7293 °
Length of the ascending node 242.5137 °
Argument of the periapsis 114.0484 °
Sidereal period 11.92 a
Mean orbital velocity 13.00 km / s
Physical Properties
Medium diameter 59.40 ± 5.4 km
Albedo 0.0602
Rotation period 14.768 h
Absolute brightness 9.7 likes
history
Explorer CS Shoemaker
Date of discovery September 30, 1989
Another name 1989 SC 7 , 1990 VE 8
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.

(5130) Ilioneus 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 .

(5130) Ilioneus was discovered on September 30, 1989 by the American astronomer Carolyn Jean Spellmann Shoemaker at the Palomar Observatory . It is assigned to the Lagrangian point L 5 .

The asteroid is named after the mythological figure of Ilioneus , a ship commander of Aeneas fleeing Troy , who is depicted in the Aeneid .

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