(4060) Deipylos
Asteroid (4060) Deipylos |
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Properties of the orbit ( animation ) | |
Orbit type | Jupiter Trojan (L 4 ) |
Major semi-axis | 5.2605 AU |
eccentricity | 0.1544 |
Perihelion - aphelion | 4.4482 AU - 6.0728 AU |
Inclination of the orbit plane | 16.144 ° |
Sidereal period | 12,066 a |
Mean orbital velocity | 12.99 km / s |
Physical Properties | |
Medium diameter | 79 km |
Albedo | 0.078 |
Rotation period | ? H |
Absolute brightness | 9.59 likes |
Spectral class | ? |
history | |
Explorer | E. W. Elst , G. Pizarro |
Date of discovery | 17th December 1987 |
Another name | 1987 YT 1 , 1942 ET, 1950 UJ |
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. |
(4060) Deipylos 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 . (4060) Deipylos was discovered on December 17, 1987 by Eric Walter Elst and Guido Pizarro . It is assigned to the Lagrangian point L4.
The asteroid is named after the mythological Greek hero figure Deipylos , a companion of Sthenelos before Troy.