(2797) Teucer
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Asteroid (2797) Teucer |
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| Properties of the orbit ( animation ) | |
| Orbit type | Jupiter Trojan (L 4 ) |
| Major semi-axis | 5.1057 AU |
| eccentricity | 0.0879 |
| Perihelion - aphelion | 4.6567 AU - 5.5546 AU |
| Inclination of the orbit plane | 22.393 ° |
| Sidereal period | 11,586 a |
| Mean orbital velocity | 13.18 km / s |
| Physical Properties | |
| Medium diameter | 111.14 km |
| Dimensions | ? kg |
| Albedo | 0.062 |
| Medium density | ? g / cm³ |
| Rotation period | 14.8 h |
| Absolute brightness | 9.4 mag |
| history | |
| Explorer | Edward Bowell |
| Date of discovery | 1981 |
| Another name | 1981 LK, 1940 YG, 1975 VA 1 |
| 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. | |
(2797) Teucer 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 . (2797) Teucer was discovered on June 4, 1981 by Edward LG Bowell .
The asteroid was named after Teukros , the son of Telamon , a Greek hero of the Trojan War.