3240 Laocoon
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| Discovery and designation | |
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| Discovered by | E. F. Helin, S. J. Bus |
| Discovery site | Palomar |
| Discovery date | November 7, 1978 |
| Designations | |
| MPC designation | 3240 |
| Named after | Laocoön |
| Alternative names | 1978 VG6 |
| Orbital characteristics | |
| Epoch May 14, 2008 | |
| Aphelion | 5.920 |
| Perihelion | 4.580 |
| Eccentricity | 0.1276 |
| Orbital period | 4393.628 |
| Mean anomaly | 268.685 |
| Inclination | 2.332 |
| Longitude of ascending node | 296.300 |
| Argument of perihelion | 15.011 |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 10.0 |
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3240 Laocoon (1978 VG6) is a Jupiter Trojan discovered on November 7, 1978 by Eleanor F. Helin and Schelte J. Bus at Palomar.
Photometric observations of this asteroid during 1996 were used to build a light curve showing a rotation period of 11.312 ± 0.024 hours with a brightness variation of 0.55 ± 0.02 magnitude.[1]
References
- ↑ Mottola, S. et al. (May 2011). "Rotational Properties of Jupiter Trojans. I. Light Curves of 80 Objects". The Astronomical Journal 141 (5): 170. Bibcode:2011AJ....141..170M. doi:10.1088/0004-6256/141/5/170.
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