(4007) Euryalus
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Asteroid (4007) Euryalus |
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| Properties of the orbit ( animation ) | |
| Orbit type | Jupiter Trojan (L4) |
| Major semi-axis | 5.1573 AU |
| eccentricity | 0.0559 |
| Perihelion - aphelion | 4.8692 AU - 5.4454 AU |
| Inclination of the orbit plane | 11.016 ° |
| Sidereal period | 11.712 a |
| Mean orbital velocity | 13.12 km / s |
| Physical Properties | |
| Medium diameter | ? km |
| Dimensions | ? kg |
| Albedo | ? |
| Medium density | ? g / cm³ |
| Rotation period | ? H |
| Absolute brightness | 10.134 mag |
| Spectral class | ? |
| history | |
| Explorer | C. J. and I. v. Houten-Groeneveld , Tom Gehrels |
| Date of discovery | 1937 |
| Another name | 1973 SR, 1972 AK 2 , 1989 AR 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. | |
(4007) Euryalos 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 . (4007) Euryalos was discovered on September 19, 1973 by Cornelis Johannes van Houten , Ingrid van Houten-Groeneveld and Tom Gehrels . It is assigned to the Lagrangian point L4.
The asteroid was named after Euryalus , a Greek warrior of the Trojan War.
Web links
- (4007) Euryalos in the Small-Body Database of the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (English).