(4086) Podalirius
Asteroid (4086) Podalirius |
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Properties of the orbit ( animation ) | |
Orbit type | Jupiter Trojan (L 4 ) |
Major semi-axis | 5.2244 AU |
eccentricity | 0.1208 |
Perihelion - aphelion | 4.5931 AU - 5.8557 AU |
Inclination of the orbit plane | 21.739 ° |
Sidereal period | 11,941 a |
Mean orbital velocity | 13.03 km / s |
Physical Properties | |
Medium diameter | 86.88 km |
Dimensions | ? | kg
Albedo | 0.054 |
Medium density | ? g / cm³ |
Rotation period | ? H |
Absolute brightness | 9,368 likes |
Spectral class | ? |
history | |
Explorer | Lyudmyla Shuravlowa |
Date of discovery | 1985 |
Another name | 1985 VK 2 , 1951 XE 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. |
(4086) Podalirius 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 . (4086) Podalirius was discovered on November 9, 1985 by the Russian astronomer Lyudmyla Shuravlowa . It is assigned to the Lagrangian point L 4 .
The asteroid is named after the doctor Podaleirios , a figure from Greek mythology.