(3794) Sthenelos
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Asteroid (3794) Sthenelos |
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| Properties of the orbit ( animation ) | |
| Orbit type | Jupiter Trojan (L4) |
| Major semi-axis | 5.1956 AU |
| eccentricity | 0.1464 |
| Perihelion - aphelion | 4.4352 AU - 5.9559 AU |
| Inclination of the orbit plane | 6.066 ° |
| Sidereal period | 11,843 a |
| Mean orbital velocity | 13.07 km / s |
| Physical Properties | |
| Medium diameter | ? km |
| Dimensions | ? kg |
| Albedo | ? |
| Medium density | ? g / cm³ |
| Rotation period | ? H |
| Absolute brightness | 10.189 likes |
| Spectral class | ? |
| history | |
| Explorer | Carolyn Jean Spellmann Shoemaker |
| Date of discovery | 1985 |
| Another name | 1985 3 , 1949 SA, 1973 SU 2 |
| 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. | |
(3794) Sthenelos 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 . (3794) Sthenelos was discovered on October 12, 1985 by the American astronomer Carolyn Jean Spellmann Shoemaker . It is assigned to the Lagrangian point L4.
The asteroid is named after Sthenelos , a Greek warrior in the Trojan War .