(12444) Prothoon
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Asteroid (12444) Prothoon |
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| Properties of the orbit ( animation ) | |
| Orbit type | Jupiter Trojan (L 5 ) |
| Major semi-axis | 5.2535 AU |
| eccentricity | 0.0707 |
| Perihelion - aphelion | 4.8822 AU - 5.6247 AU |
| Inclination of the orbit plane | 30.8139 ° |
| Sidereal period | 12.04 a |
| Mean orbital velocity | 12.98 km / s |
| Physical Properties | |
| Medium diameter | approx. 60 km |
| Albedo | approx. 0.04 |
| Rotation period | 15.82 h |
| Absolute brightness | 10.1 mag |
| history | |
| Explorer | Eric Walter Elst |
| Date of discovery | April 15, 1996 |
| Another name | 1996 GE 19th |
| 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. | |
(12444) Prothoon is an asteroid from the group of Jupiter Trojans that was discovered on April 15, 1996 by EW Elst at the European Southern Observatory . Jupiter Trojans are asteroids that move around the sun on the Lagrange points on Jupiter's orbit .
The asteroid was named after Prothoon , a warrior of Aeneas in the Trojan War .