3709 Polypoites
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| Discovery and designation | |
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| Discovered by | Carolyn S. Shoemaker |
| Discovery date | October 14, 1985 |
| Designations | |
| Alternative names | 1985 TL3 |
| Minor planet category | Jupiter Trojan |
| Orbital characteristics | |
| Epoch February 4, 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° |
| Physical characteristics | |
| 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 (H) | 9.0 |
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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.
External links
- Discovery Circumstances: Numbered Minor Planets
- Orbital simulation from JPL (Java) / Ephemeris
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