(1208) Troilus
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Asteroid (1208) Troilus |
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| Properties of the orbit ( animation ) | |
| Orbit type | Jupiter Trojan (L 5 ) |
| Major semi-axis | 5.2356 AU |
| eccentricity | 0.0912 |
| Perihelion - aphelion | 4.7591 AU - 5.7132 AU |
| Inclination of the orbit plane | 33.564 ° |
| Sidereal period | 11,980 a |
| Mean orbital velocity | 13.02 km / s |
| Physical Properties | |
| Medium diameter | approx. 103 km |
| Dimensions | ? kg |
| Albedo | 0.042 |
| Medium density | ? g / cm³ |
| Rotation period | ? |
| Absolute brightness | 8.7 likes |
| Spectral class | ? |
| history | |
| Explorer | Karl Wilhelm Reinmuth |
| Date of discovery | December 31, 1931 |
| Another name | 1931 YA, 1965 WK |
| 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. | |
(1208) Troilus is an asteroid belonging to the group of Trojans . It is used to describe asteroids that move around the sun on the Lagrange points on Jupiter's orbit . (1208) Troilus is assigned to the Lagrange point L 5 . The asteroid was discovered on December 31, 1931 by the German astronomer Karl Wilhelm Reinmuth in Heidelberg .
The asteroid was named after Troilos , a legendary figure of the Trojan War .