(3540) Protesilaos
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Asteroid (3540) Protesilaos |
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| Properties of the orbit ( animation ) | |
| Orbit type | Jupiter Trojan (L4) |
| Major semi-axis | 5.2511 AU |
| eccentricity | 0.1173 |
| Perihelion - aphelion | 4.6349 AU - 5.8673 AU |
| Inclination of the orbit plane | 26.413 ° |
| Sidereal period | 12,033 a |
| Mean orbital velocity | 13.00 km / s |
| Physical Properties | |
| Medium diameter | ? km |
| Dimensions | ? kg |
| Albedo | ? |
| Medium density | ? g / cm³ |
| Rotation period | 8.945 h |
| Absolute brightness | 9,382 likes |
| Spectral class | ? |
| history | |
| Explorer | Freimut Börngen |
| Date of discovery | 1973 |
| Another name | 1973 UF 5 , 1978 GJ 2 , 1985 VO 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. | |
(3540) Protesilaos 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 . (3540) Protesilaos was discovered by the German astronomer Freimut Börngen on October 27, 1973 . It is assigned to the Lagrangian point L4.
The asteroid is named after Protesilaos , a Greek warrior in the Trojan War .