(4708) Polydoros
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Asteroid (4708) Polydoros |
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| Properties of the orbit ( animation ) | |
| Orbit type | Jupiter Trojan (L5) |
| Major semi-axis | 5.2868 AU |
| eccentricity | 0.0591 |
| Perihelion - aphelion | 4.9743 AU - 5.5994 AU |
| Inclination of the orbit plane | 6.975 ° |
| Sidereal period | 12,156 a |
| Mean orbital velocity | 12.95 km / s |
| Physical Properties | |
| Medium diameter | ? km |
| Dimensions | ? kg |
| Albedo | ? |
| Medium density | ? g / cm³ |
| Rotation period | ? H |
| Absolute brightness | 9,803 likes |
| Spectral class | ? |
| history | |
| Explorer | Carolyn Jean Spellmann Shoemaker |
| Date of discovery | 1988 |
| Another name | 1988 RT |
| 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. | |
(4708) Polydoros 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 . (4708) Polydoros was discovered on September 11, 1988 by the American astronomer Carolyn Jean Spellmann Shoemaker . It is assigned to the Lagrangian point L5.
The asteroid is named after the mythological Trojan prince Polydoros .