(7152) Euneus

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Asteroid
(7152) Euneus
Properties of the orbit ( animation )
Epoch:  September 30, 2012 ( JD 2,456,200.5)
Orbit type Jupiter Trojan (L 4 )
Major semi-axis 5.1563  AU
eccentricity 0.0645
Perihelion - aphelion 4.8239 AU - 5.4887 AU
Inclination of the orbit plane 3.7117 °
Sidereal period 11.71 a
Mean orbital velocity 13.10 km / s
Physical Properties
Absolute brightness 9.9 likes
history
Explorer Cornelis van Houten
Ingrid van Houten-Groeneveld
Date of discovery 19th September 1973
Another name 1973 SH 1 , 1990 DG 3
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(7152) Euneus 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 .

(7152) Euneus was discovered on September 19, 1973 by the Dutch astronomers Cornelis Johannes van Houten , Ingrid van Houten-Groeneveld and Tom Gehrels at the Palomar Observatory ( IAU code 675). It is assigned to the Lagrangian point L 4 .

The asteroid is named after the mythological Greek hero Euneos , one of the sons of Jason and later King of Lemnos . He provided the Greeks with food and supplies on the journey to Troy .

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