(1404) Ajax
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Asteroid (1404) Ajax |
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| Properties of the orbit ( animation ) | |
| Orbit type | Jupiter Trojan (L 4 ) |
| Major semi-axis | 5.302 AU |
| eccentricity | 0.114 |
| Perihelion - aphelion | 4.697 AU - 5.907 AU |
| Inclination of the orbit plane | 18.010 ° |
| Sidereal period | 12.21 a |
| Mean orbital velocity | 12.93 km / s |
| Physical Properties | |
| Medium diameter | (81.7 ± 3.2) km |
| Dimensions | ? kg |
| Albedo | 0.067 |
| Medium density | ? g / cm³ |
| Rotation period | ? |
| Absolute brightness | 9.00 likes |
| Spectral class | ? |
| history | |
| Explorer | Karl Wilhelm Reinmuth |
| Date of discovery | 17th August 1936 |
| Another name | 1936 QW |
| 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. | |
(1404) Ajax is an asteroid belonging to the group of Trojans that was discovered by Karl Wilhelm Reinmuth on August 17, 1936 . It is used to describe asteroids that move around the sun on the Lagrange points on Jupiter's orbit .
The asteroid was named after Ajax , a legendary figure of the Trojan War .