(3596) Meriones
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Asteroid (3596) Meriones |
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| Properties of the orbit ( animation ) | |
| Orbit type | Jupiter Trojan (L 4 ) |
| Major semi-axis | 5.1442 AU |
| eccentricity | 0.0732 |
| Perihelion - aphelion | 4.7679 AU - 5.5205 AU |
| Inclination of the orbit plane | 23.564 ° |
| Sidereal period | 11,668 a |
| Mean orbital velocity | 13.13 km / s |
| Physical Properties | |
| Medium diameter | ? km |
| Dimensions | ? kg |
| Albedo | ? |
| Medium density | ? g / cm³ |
| Rotation period | 12.96 h |
| Absolute brightness | 9.269 likes |
| Spectral class | ? |
| history | |
| Explorer | P. Jensen , K. Augustesen |
| Date of discovery | 1985 |
| Another name | 1985 VO, 1950 TR 4 , 1973 SS 5 |
| 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. | |
(3596) Meriones 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 . (3596) Meriones was discovered on November 14, 1985 by Poul Jensen and Karl Augustesen . It is assigned to the Lagrangian point L 4 .
The asteroid is named after the mythological Greek warrior Meriones .