(4068) Menestheus
Asteroid (4068) Menestheus |
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Properties of the orbit ( animation ) | |
Orbit type | Jupiter Trojan (L 4 ) |
Major semi-axis | 5.1920 AU |
eccentricity | 0.0736 |
Perihelion - aphelion | 4.8099 AU - 5.5742 AU |
Inclination of the orbit plane | 17.526 ° |
Sidereal period | 11,831 a |
Mean orbital velocity | 13.07 km / s |
Physical Properties | |
Medium diameter | 62.36 km |
Dimensions | ? | kg
Albedo | 0.079 |
Medium density | ? g / cm³ |
Rotation period | ? H |
Absolute brightness | 9,701 likes |
Spectral class | ? |
history | |
Explorer | C. J. and I. v. Houten-Groeneveld , Tom Gehrels |
Date of discovery | 1937 |
Another name | 1973 SW, 1979 HA 2 , 1987 WR 3 |
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. |
(4068) Menestheus 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 . (4068) Menestheus 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 L 4 .
The asteroid bears the name of the mythological king Menestheus of Athens .