3709 Polypoites

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3709 Polypoites
Discovery[1] and designation
Discovered by Carolyn S. Shoemaker
Discovery date October 14, 1985
Designations
Alternative names[1] 1985 TL3
Minor planet
category
Jupiter Trojan
Epoch February 04, 2008 (JD 2454500.5)
Aphelion 835.784 Gm (5.587 AU)
Perihelion 738.063 Gm (4.934 AU)
Semi-major axis 786.923 Gm (5.260 AU)
Eccentricity 0.062
Orbital period 4406.653 d (12.06 a)
Average orbital speed 12.97 km/s
Mean anomaly 260.208°
Inclination 19.605°
Longitude of ascending node 187.167°
Dimensions 99.0 km
Mass 1.0×1018 kg
Mean density 2.0 g/cm³
Equatorial surface gravity 0.0277 m/s²
Equatorial escape velocity 0.0523 km/s
Sidereal rotation
period
? d
Axial tilt
Pole ecliptic latitude ?
Pole ecliptic longitude ?
Geometric albedo 0.10
Temperature ~121 K
Spectral type ?
Absolute magnitude 9.0

3709 Polypoites is a Jupiter trojan asteroid that orbits in the L4 Lagrangian point of the Sun-Jupiter system, in the "Greek Camp" of Trojan asteroids. It was named after the Greek hero Polypoites, who fought during the Trojan War. It was discovered by Carolyn S. Shoemaker on October 14, 1985 in Palomar, California at the Palomar Observatory.

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