(2674) Pandarus
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Asteroid (2674) Pandarus  | 
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| Properties of the orbit ( animation ) | |
| Orbit type | Jupiter Trojan (L5) | 
| Major semi-axis | 5.1724 AU | 
| eccentricity | 0.0677 | 
| Perihelion - aphelion | 4.8223 AU - 5.5225 AU | 
| Inclination of the orbit plane | 1.854 ° | 
| Sidereal period | 11,764 a | 
| Mean orbital velocity | 13.10 km / s | 
| Physical Properties | |
| Medium diameter | 98.10 km | 
| Dimensions | ? kg | 
| Albedo | 0.046 | 
| Medium density | ? g / cm³ | 
| Rotation period | 8.480 h | 
| Absolute brightness | 9.238 likes | 
| Spectral class | ? | 
| history | |
| Explorer | Oak Ridge Observatory | 
| Date of discovery | 1982 | 
| Another name | 1982 BC 3 , 1972 GE, 1976 SM 6 | 
| 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. | |
(2674) Pandarus 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 . (2674) Pandarus was discovered on January 27, 1982 at the Oak Ridge Observatory .
The asteroid was named after Pandaros , an archer from Greek mythology who took part in the Trojan War .