(3240) Laocoon
Asteroid (3240) Laocoon |
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Properties of the orbit ( animation ) | |
Orbit type | Jupiter Trojan (L5) |
Major semi-axis | 5.2563 AU |
eccentricity | 0.1262 |
Perihelion - aphelion | 4.5931 AU - 5.9195 AU |
Inclination of the orbit plane | 2.332 ° |
Sidereal period | 12,051 a |
Mean orbital velocity | 12.99 km / s |
Physical Properties | |
Medium diameter | ? km |
Dimensions | ? | kg
Albedo | ? |
Medium density | ? g / cm³ |
Rotation period | ? H |
Absolute brightness | 10,079 mag |
Spectral class | ? |
history | |
Explorer | E. F. Helin , S. J. Bus |
Date of discovery | 1978 |
Another name | 1978 VG 6 , 1976 SL 2 , 1978 WS 12 |
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. |
(3240) Laocoon 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 . (3240) Laocoon was discovered on November 7, 1978 by Eleanor Helin and Schelte John Bus . It is assigned to the Lagrangian point L 5 .
The asteroid was named after the Trojan priest Poseidon Laocoon .