(2456) Palamedes
Asteroid (2456) Palamedes |
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Properties of the orbit ( animation ) | |
Orbit type | Jupiter Trojan (L4) |
Major semi-axis | 5.1379 AU |
eccentricity | 0.0741 |
Perihelion - aphelion | 4.7574 AU - 5.5185 AU |
Inclination of the orbit plane | 13.901 ° |
Sidereal period | 11,646 a |
Mean orbital velocity | 13.14 km / s |
Physical Properties | |
Medium diameter | 91.66 km |
Dimensions | ? | kg
Albedo | 0.030 |
Medium density | ? g / cm³ |
Rotation period | ? H |
Absolute brightness | 9,441 likes |
Spectral class | ? |
history | |
Explorer | Purple Mountain Observatory |
Date of discovery | 1966 |
Another name | 1966 BA 1 , 1973 TJ, 1979 EF |
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(2456) Palamedes 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 . (2456) Palamedes was discovered by the Purple Mountain Observatory on January 30, 1966 .
The asteroid was named after Palamedes , a Greek commander from Greek mythology.