(2920) Automedon
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Asteroid (2920) Automedon |
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| Properties of the orbit ( animation ) | |
| Orbit type | Jupiter Trojan (L 4 ) |
| Major semi-axis | 5.1144 AU |
| eccentricity | 0.0265 |
| Perihelion - aphelion | 4.9787 AU - 5.25 AU |
| Inclination of the orbit plane | 21.119 ° |
| Sidereal period | 11,566 a |
| Mean orbital velocity | 13.17 km / s |
| Physical Properties | |
| Medium diameter | approx. 111 km |
| Dimensions | ? kg |
| Albedo | 0.04 |
| Medium density | ? g / cm³ |
| Rotation period | ? H |
| Absolute brightness | 9.0 mag |
| Spectral class | ? |
| history | |
| Explorer | Edward LG Bowell |
| Date of discovery | May 3, 1981 |
| Another name | 1981 JR |
| 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. | |
(2920) Automedon 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 . (2920) Automedon was discovered by Edward LG Bowell on May 3, 1981 .
The asteroid is named after Automedon , a Greek soldier of the Trojan War.