(5254) Ulysses
Asteroid (5254) Ulysses |
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Properties of the orbit ( animation ) | |
Orbit type | Jupiter Trojan (L 4 ) |
Major semi-axis | 5.2349 AU |
eccentricity | 0.1220 |
Perihelion - aphelion | 4.5963 AU - 5.8735 AU |
Inclination of the orbit plane | 24.1942 ° |
Sidereal period | 11.98 a |
Mean orbital velocity | 13.00 km / s |
Physical Properties | |
Medium diameter | 78.34 km |
Albedo | 0.0869 |
Rotation period | 28.72 h |
Absolute brightness | 8.8 likes |
history | |
Explorer | EW Elst |
Date of discovery | November 7, 1986 |
Another name | 1986 VG 1 , 1990 FN |
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. |
(5254) Ulysses 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 . (5254) Ulysses was discovered on November 7, 1986 by EW Elst at the Observatoire de Haute-Provence . It is assigned to the Lagrangian point L 4 .
The asteroid is named after the mythological figure of Odysseus , one of the most famous heroes of the Greeks in the Trojan War .