Back لاكون 3240 Arabic لاكون 3240 ARZ (3240) Лаокоон CE (3240) Laocoon German 3240 Λαοκόων Greek 3240 Laokoonto Esperanto (3240) Laocoonte Spanish 3240 Laocoon Basque لائوکوئون ۳۲۴۰ Persian (3240) Laocoon French

3240 Laocoon

3240 Laocoon
Discovery [1]
Discovered byE. F. Helin
S. J. Bus
Discovery sitePalomar Obs.
Discovery date7 November 1978
Designations
(3240) Laocoon
Pronunciation/leɪˈɒkoʊ.ɒn/[2]
Named after
Laocoön
(Greek mythology)[3]
1978 VG6 · 1976 SA9
1976 SL2 · 1978 WS12
Jupiter trojan [1][4]
Trojan [5] · background [6]
AdjectivesLaocoontian
Orbital characteristics
Epoch 23 March 2018 (JD 2458200.5)
Uncertainty parameter 0
Observation arc41.65 yr (15,212 d)
Aphelion5.8990 AU
Perihelion4.5704 AU
5.2347 AU
Eccentricity0.1269
11.98 yr (4,375 d)
204.44°
0° 4m 56.28s / day
Inclination2.3352°
296.28°
15.393°
Jupiter MOID0.3117 AU
TJupiter2.9820
Physical characteristics
51.69±0.25 km[7]
11.312±0.024 h[8]
0.060±0.014[7]
D (Pan-STARRS)[9][10]
D (SDSS-MOC)[11]
B–V = 0.670±0.060[12]
V–R = 0.430±0.040[12]
V–I = 0.880±0.046[9]
10.1[7]
10.2[1][4][9]

3240 Laocoon /leɪˈɒkoʊ.ɒn/ is a carbonaceous Jupiter trojan from the Trojan camp, approximately 51 kilometers (32 miles) in diameter. It was discovered on 7 November 1978, by American astronomers Eleanor Helin and Schelte Bus at Palomar Observatory in California.[1] The D-type asteroid belongs to the 100 largest Jupiter trojans and has a rotation period of 11.3 hours.[9] It was named after Laocoön from Greek mythology.[3]

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