(2456) Palamedes
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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 |
| 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. | |
(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.