(7543) Prylis

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Asteroid
(7543) Prylis
Properties of the orbit ( animation )
Epoch:  May 23, 2014 ( JD 2,456,800.5)
Orbit type Jupiter Trojan (L 4 )
Major semi-axis 5.1841  AU
eccentricity 0.0637
Perihelion - aphelion 4.8536 AU - 5.5145 AU
Inclination of the orbit plane 14.0760 °
Length of the ascending node 195.5993 °
Argument of the periapsis 208.0457 °
Sidereal period 11.80 a
Mean orbital velocity 13.11 km / s
Physical Properties
Absolute brightness 10.6 mag
history
Explorer C. J. and I. v. Houten-Groeneveld , T. Gehrels
Date of discovery 19th September 1973
Another name 1973 SY, 1990 EP
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.

(7543) Prylis 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 . (7543) Prylis was founded on September 19, 1973 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 of Prylis from the Trojan War , who first came up with the idea of ​​the wooden horse.

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Individual evidence

  1. NASA: 7543 Prylis. In: JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved March 22, 2010 .