(4489) 1988 AK

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Asteroid
(4489) 1988 AK
Properties of the orbit ( animation )
Orbit type Jupiter Trojan (L 4 )
Major semi-axis 5.2777  AU
eccentricity 0.0600
Perihelion - aphelion 4.9611 AU - 5.5942 AU
Inclination of the orbit plane 22.161 °
Sidereal period 12,125 a
Mean orbital velocity 12.97 km / s
Physical Properties
Medium diameter approx. 77 km
Albedo 0.05
Rotation period ? H
Absolute brightness approx 9 mag
Spectral class ?
history
Explorer Edward LG Bowell
Date of discovery 1988
Another name 1980 KA 1 , 1989 AQ 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.

(4489) 1988 AK 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 . (4489) 1988 AK was discovered on January 15, 1988 by Edward LG Bowell . It is assigned to the Lagrangian point L 4 .

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