Back سثينليوس 3794 Arabic سثينليوس 3794 ARZ (3794) Сфенел CE (3794) Sthenelos German 3794 Stenelo Esperanto (3794) Esténelo Spanish 3794 Sthenelos Basque سیارک ۳۷۹۴ Persian (3794) Sthénélos French 3794 Sthenelos Hungarian
| Discovery [1] | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | C. Shoemaker |
| Discovery site | Palomar Obs. |
| Discovery date | 12 October 1985 |
| Designations | |
| (3794) Sthenelos | |
| Pronunciation | /ˈ(s)θɛnɪlɒs/[2] |
Named after | Sthenelus [1] (Greek mythology) |
| 1985 TF3 · 1949 SA 1973 SU2 | |
| Jupiter trojan [1][3] Greek [4] · background [5] | |
| Orbital characteristics [3] | |
| Epoch 23 March 2018 (JD 2458200.5) | |
| Uncertainty parameter 0 | |
| Observation arc | 68.67 yr (25,081 d) |
| Aphelion | 5.9670 AU |
| Perihelion | 4.4441 AU |
| 5.2056 AU | |
| Eccentricity | 0.1463 |
| 11.88 yr (4,338 d) | |
| 273.76° | |
| 0° 4m 58.8s / day | |
| Inclination | 6.0611° |
| 343.20° | |
| 35.374° | |
| Jupiter MOID | 0.2224 AU |
| TJupiter | 2.9670 |
| Physical characteristics | |
| 34.53±0.36 km[6] 46.30 km (calculated)[7] | |
| 12.877±0.016 h[8] | |
| 0.057 (assumed)[7] 0.112±0.020[6] | |
| C (assumed)[7] V–I = 1.070±0.048[7] | |
| 10.3[6] 10.4[1][3][7] | |
3794 Sthenelos /ˈ(s)θɛnɪlɒs/ is a mid-sized Jupiter trojan from the Greek camp, approximately 40 kilometers (25 miles) in diameter. It was discovered on 12 October 1985, by American astronomer Carolyn Shoemaker at the Palomar Observatory in California.[1] The presumed C-type asteroid has a rotation period of 12.9 hours.[7] It was named after the Greek warrior Sthenelus from Greek mythology.[1]
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