(7214) Anticlus

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Asteroid
(7214) Anticlus
Properties of the orbit ( animation )
Epoch:  September 30, 2012 ( JD 2,456,200.5)
Orbit type Jupiter Trojan (L 4 )
Major semi-axis 5.1632  AU
eccentricity 0.0355
Perihelion - aphelion 4.9799 AU - 5.3465 AU
Inclination of the orbit plane 13.4724 °
Sidereal period 11.73 a
Mean orbital velocity 13.13 km / s
Physical Properties
Absolute brightness 12.3 mag
history
Explorer Cornelis van Houten
Ingrid van Houten-Groeneveld
Date of discovery 19th September 1973
Another name 1973 SM 1 , 1990 ED 2
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(7214) Anticlus 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 .

(7214) Anticlus was discovered on September 19, 1973 by the Dutch astronomers Cornelis Johannes van Houten , Ingrid van Houten-Groeneveld and Tom Gehrels at the Palomar Observatory ( IAU code 675). It is assigned to the Lagrangian point L 4 .

The asteroid is named after the mythological Greek hero Antiklos , who fought in the Trojan War and was one of the soldiers in the Trojan Horse .

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