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Discovery[1]
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| Discovered by | Karl Wilhelm Reinmuth |
| Discovery date | September 29, 1949 |
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Designations
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| Named after | Telamon |
| Alternate name(s) | 1949 SB |
| Minor planet category |
Jupiter Trojan |
| Epoch February 4, 2008 (JD 2454500.5) | |
| Aphelion | 857.539 Gm (5.732 AU) |
| Perihelion | 689.369 Gm (4.608 AU) |
| Semi-major axis | 773.454 Gm (5.170 AU) |
| Eccentricity | 0.109 |
| Orbital period | 4293.997 d (11.76 a) |
| Average orbital speed | 13.06 km/s |
| Mean anomaly | 239.295° |
| Inclination | 6.091° |
| Longitude of ascending node | 340.993° |
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Physical characteristics
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| Dimensions | 81.1 km |
| Mass | 5.6×1017 kg |
| Mean density | 2.0 g/cm³ |
| Equatorial surface gravity | 0.0227 m/s² |
| Escape velocity | 0.0429 km/s |
| Sidereal rotation period |
? d |
| Axial tilt | ?° |
| Pole ecliptic latitude | ? |
| Pole ecliptic longitude | ? |
| Albedo | 0.10 |
| Temperature | ~122 K |
| Spectral type | ? |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 9.2 |
1749 Telamon 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 Telamon. It was discovered by Karl Wilhelm Reinmuth on September 29, 1949 in Heidelberg, Germany.
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