(1871) Astyanax
Asteroid (1871) Astyanax |
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Properties of the orbit ( animation ) | |
Orbit type | Jupiter Trojan (L 5 ) |
Major semi-axis | 5.2916 AU |
eccentricity | 0.0328 |
Perihelion - aphelion | 5.1181 AU - 5.465 AU |
Inclination of the orbit plane | 8.582 ° |
Sidereal period | 12,173 a |
Mean orbital velocity | 12.95 km / s |
Physical Properties | |
Medium diameter | ? km |
Dimensions | ? | kg
Albedo | ? |
Medium density | ? g / cm³ |
Rotation period | ? H |
Absolute brightness | 10.8 mag |
Spectral class | ? |
history | |
Explorer | CJ van Houten , I. van Houten-Groeneveld , Tom Gehrels |
Date of discovery | 1971 |
Another name | 1971 FF |
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. |
(1871) Astyanax 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 . (1871) Astyanax was discovered on March 24, 1971 by the research team of Cornelis Johannes van Houten , Ingrid van Houten-Groeneveld and Tom Gehrels .
The asteroid was named after Astyanax , a legendary figure of the Trojan War.