3596 Meriones
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| Discovery A | |
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| Discoverer | P. Jensen, K. Augustesen, |
| Discovery date | November 14, 1985 |
| Alternate designations B |
1985 VO |
| Category | Trojan asteroid |
| Orbital elements C | |
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| Eccentricity (e) | 0.0731907 |
| Semi-major axis (a) | 5.1452127 AU |
| Perihelion (q) | 4.768631 AU |
| Aphelion (Q) | 5.5217944 AU |
| Orbital period (P) | 4262.8829949 days (11.67 yrs) |
| Mean orbital speed | |
| Inclination (i) | 23.5629° |
| Longitude of the ascending node (Ω) |
356.69247° |
| Argument of perihelion (ω) |
65.81064° |
| Mean anomaly (M) | 247.25490 |
| Physical characteristics D | |
| Dimensions | 175 km |
| Mass | |
| Density | |
| Surface gravity | |
| Escape velocity | |
| Rotation period | 12.96 hours |
| Spectral class | |
| Absolute magnitude | 9.20 |
| Albedo (geometric) | 0.15 |
| Mean surface temperature |
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3596 Meriones is an asteroid discovered on November 14, 1985 by Poul Jensen and Karl Augustesen. It is named after Meriones, the fictional hero from the Iliad. It orbits in the L4 Lagrangian point of the Sun-Jupiter system and is therefore considered to be part of the "Greek camp".
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