(4829) Sergestus

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Asteroid
(4829) Sergestus
Properties of the orbit ( animation )
Epoch:  December 9, 2014 ( JD 2,457,000.5)
Orbit type Jupiter Trojan (L5)
Major semi-axis 5.1393  AU
eccentricity 0.0513
Perihelion - aphelion 4.8756 AU - 5.4030 AU
Inclination of the orbit plane 8.6035 °
Length of the ascending node 222.0095 °
Argument of the periapsis 124.1640 °
Sidereal period 11.65 a
Mean orbital velocity 13.17 km / s
Physical Properties
Absolute brightness 11.2 mag
Spectral class ?
history
Explorer Carolyn Shoemaker
Date of discovery September 10, 1988
Another name 1988 RM 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.

(4829) Sergestus 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 . (4829) Sergestus was discovered on September 10, 1988 by the American astronomer Carolyn Shoemaker . It is assigned to the Lagrangian point L5.

The asteroid is named after the mythological Trojan figure Sergestus .

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