(7815) Dolon
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Asteroid (7815) Dolon |
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| Properties of the orbit ( animation ) | |
| Orbit type | Jupiter Trojan (L 5 ) |
| Major semi-axis | 5.2854 AU |
| eccentricity | 0.0602 |
| Perihelion - aphelion | 4.9675 AU - 5.6034 AU |
| Inclination of the orbit plane | 20.3527 ° |
| Sidereal period | 12.15 a |
| Mean orbital velocity | 12.94 km / s |
| Physical Properties | |
| Dimensions | ? kg |
| Medium density | ? g / cm³ |
| Rotation period | ? H |
| Absolute brightness | 10.4 mag |
| Spectral class | ? |
| history | |
| Explorer | EW Elst |
| Date of discovery | August 21, 1987 |
| Another name | 1987 QN, 1993 BO 7 |
| 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. | |
(7815) Dolon 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 . (7815) Dolon was discovered on August 21, 1987 by EW Elst at the La Silla Observatory . It is assigned to the Lagrangian point L 5 .
The asteroid is named after the mythological figure of Dolon , a warrior and scout of Troy in the Trojan War .