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Asteroid 1172 Aneas


Named after Aeneas, in Greek mythology, a Trojan, son of Anchises and Aphrodite.

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Alternate designation1930 UA
ClassificationJupiter Trojan
Notesorbits in the L5 Lagrangian point (the "Trojan camp") of the Sun-Jupiter system

Osculating Orbital Elements
Epoch2450972,5
Semi major axis5,1746 AU
Period [Julian yrs]11,771 Julian years
Inclination16,705 °
Eccentricity0,1042
Lon. of ascending node247,485 °
Argument of perihelion47,858 °
Passage of perihelion1998-Jun-21.264127
Aphelion distance5,7138 AU
Mean anomaly358,889 °

Physical Data
Radius71,41 km
Absolute magnitude (H)8,0544
Magnitude Slope (G)0,15
Color index (B-V)0,725
Geometric albedo0,0403
Spectral classn.a.

Discovery Circumstances
DiscovererKarl Wilhelm Reinmuth
Discovered1930-10-17

Data File
Data File Name1172_Aneas.aed
Data File Date2006-07-19
Data File Size2714 kB
Covered Period1800,00 - 2100,00