(5284) Orsilocus
Asteroid (5284) Orsilocus |
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Properties of the orbit ( animation ) | |
Orbit type | Jupiter Trojan (L 4 ) |
Major semi-axis | 5.2196 AU |
eccentricity | 0.0847 |
Perihelion - aphelion | 4.7777 AU - 5.6614 AU |
Inclination of the orbit plane | 20.2247 ° |
Sidereal period | 11.93 a |
Mean orbital velocity | 13.04 km / s |
Physical Properties | |
Absolute brightness | 9.9 likes |
history | |
Explorer |
CS Shoemaker, E. M. Shoemaker |
Date of discovery | February 1, 1989 |
Another name | 1989 CK 2 |
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. |
(5284) Orsilocus 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 .
(5284) Orsilocus was discovered on February 1, 1989 by the American astronomers Carolyn Jean Spellmann Shoemaker and Eugene Merle Shoemaker at the Palomar Observatory . It is assigned to the Lagrangian point L 4 .
The asteroid is named after the mythological figure of Orsilocus , one of the twin sons of Diocles , who was killed by Aeneas in the battle off Troy . The Jupiter Trojan (5285) was named Krethon after its twin brother .
See also
Web links
- Asteroid Orsilocus: Discovery Circumstances according to the Minor Planet Center of the International Astronomical Union at the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics, Cambridge, USA
- Asteroid Orsilocus in the Small-Body Database of NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory at the California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, USA
- (5284) Orsilocus in the database of the "Asteroids - Dynamic Site" (AstDyS-2, English).