(4060) Deipylos

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Asteroid
(4060) Deipylos
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.

See also