(4946) Askalaphus
Asteroid (4946) Askalaphus |
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Properties of the orbit ( animation ) | |
Orbit type | Jupiter Trojan (L4) |
Major semi-axis | 5.3098 AU |
eccentricity | 0.0503 |
Perihelion - aphelion | 5.0428 AU - 5.5767 AU |
Inclination of the orbit plane | 21.87 ° |
Sidereal period | 12,235 a |
Mean orbital velocity | 12.93 km / s |
Physical Properties | |
Medium diameter | ? km |
Albedo | ? |
Rotation period | ? H |
Absolute brightness | 10,032 mag |
Spectral class | ? |
history | |
Explorer | C. S. and E. M. Shoemaker |
Date of discovery | January 21, 1988 |
Another name | 1988 BW 1 |
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. |
(4946) Askalaphus 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 . (4946) Askalaphus was discovered on January 21, 1988 by the American astronomers Carolyn Jean Spellmann Shoemaker and Eugene Shoemaker . It is assigned to the Lagrangian point L4.
The asteroid is named after the mythological person Askalaphus , who is associated with the Trojan War .