(5012) Eurymedon
Asteroid (5012) Eurymedon |
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Properties of the orbit ( animation ) | |
Orbit type | Jupiter Trojan (L 4 ) |
Major semi-axis | 5.2721 AU |
eccentricity | 0.0849 |
Perihelion - aphelion | 4.8248 AU - 5.7195 AU |
Inclination of the orbit plane | 4.9967 ° |
Length of the ascending node | 34.8337 ° |
Argument of the periapsis | 333.9472 ° |
Sidereal period | 12.11 a |
Mean orbital velocity | 12.98 km / s |
Physical Properties | |
Medium diameter | 18.3 km |
Albedo | 0.063 |
Absolute brightness | 10.5 mag |
history | |
Explorer | C. J. and I. v. Houten-Groeneveld , T. Gehrels |
Date of discovery | October 17, 1960 |
Another name | 9507 PL , 1984 SV 6 , 1988 AW 2 , 1991 GD 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. |
(5012) Eurymedon 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 . (5012) Eurymedon was founded on October 17, 1960 by C. J. and I. v. Houten-Groeneveld and Tom Gehrels discovered at the Palomar Observatory . It is assigned to the Lagrangian point L 4 .
The asteroid is named after the mythological figure Eurymedon , a warrior of the Greeks in the Trojan War .