(4063) Evforbo ( lat. Euforbo , ancient Greek Εὔφορβο ) is a typical Jupiter Trojan asteroid , moving at L 4 , Lagrange, 60 ° ahead of the planet. The asteroid was discovered on February 1, 1989 by astronomers at the San Vittore Observatory and named after one of the heroes of the Trojan War [2] .
- The orbit of Evterbo asteroid and its position in the solar system
| (4063) Evforbo | |
|---|---|
| Asteroid | |
| Opening | |
| Discoverer | |
| Detection point | San vittore |
| Date of discovery | February 1, 1989 |
| Alternative designations | 1989 CG 2 ; 1943 EV; 1951 XJ; 1970 LC; 1974 VO 2 |
| Category | Jupiter's Trojans ( L 4 ) |
| Orbital characteristics | |
| The era of May 23, 2014 JD 2456800.5 | |
| Eccentricity ( e ) | 0.1192382 |
| Semi-axis ( a ) | 774.647 million km (5.1781925 a. E.) |
| Perihelion ( q ) | 682.279 million km (4,5607541 a. E.) |
| Afhelia ( Q ) | 867.014 million km (5,7956309 a. E.) |
| Period of circulation ( P ) | 4303,935 days (11,784 g ) |
| Average orbital speed | 13.042 km / s |
| Inclination ( i ) | 18,93923 ° |
| Ascending node longitude (Ω) | 113.52001 ° |
| Perihelion Argument (ω) | 318.56194 ° |
| Mean Anomaly ( M ) | 107.37758 ° |
| Physical characteristics [1] | |
| Diameter | 102.46 ± 4.1 km |
| Rotation period | 8,846 h |
| Apparent magnitude | 15.76 m (current) |
| Absolute magnitude | 8.6 m |
| Albedo | 0.0611 ± 0.005 |
| Current distance from the Sun | 5,292 a. e. |
| Current distance from Earth | 4.33 a. e. |
Photometric observations made in 1992 allowed us to obtain the light curves of this body, from which it followed that the period of rotation of the asteroid around its axis is 8.841 ± 0.025 hours, with a change in brightness as it rotates 0.19 ± 0.01 m [1] .
See also
- List of asteroids ( 4001–4100 )
- Small Planet Classifications
- List of Trojan Asteroids ("Greeks")
- List of Trojan Asteroids (Trojans)
Notes
- ↑ 1 2 Stefano Mottola1, Mario Di Martino, Anders Erikson, Maria Gonano-Beurer, Albino Carbognani, Uri Carsenty, Gerhard Hahn, Hans-Josef Schober, Felix Lahulla, Marco Delbò, and Claes-Ingvar Lagerkvist. ROTATIONAL PROPERTIES OF JUPITER TROJANS. I. LIGHT CURVES OF 80 OBJECTS (eng.) . The American Astronomical Society . The Astronomical Journal (May 2011). The appeal date is December 30, 2014.
- ↑ Schmadel, Lutz D. Dictionary of Minor Planet Names . - Fifth Revised and Enlarged Edition. - B. , Heidelberg, N. Y .: Springer, 2003. - P. 452. - ISBN 3-540-00238-3 .