1872 Helenos
| Discovery and designation | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | Cornelis Johannes van Houten, Ingrid van Houten-Groeneveld and Tom Gehrels |
| Discovery site | Palomar Observatory |
| Discovery date | March 24, 1971 |
| Designations | |
| MPC designation | 1872 |
Named after | Helenus |
| 1971 FG | |
| Orbital characteristics | |
| Epoch May 14, 2008 | |
| Aphelion | 5.5467681 |
| Perihelion | 5.0493615 |
| Eccentricity | 0.0469423 |
| 4454.2470875 | |
| 299.38148 | |
| Inclination | 14.65158 |
| 188.85186 | |
| 113.36046 | |
| Physical characteristics | |
| 11.2 | |
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1872 Helenos (1971 FG) is a Jupiter Trojan discovered on March 24, 1971 by Cornelis Johannes van Houten, Ingrid van Houten-Groeneveld and Tom Gehrels at Palomar Observatory.
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