1437 Diomedes
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| 1437 Diomedes from Trojans.zip in Orbiter 2006P1 | |
| Designation | |
| Name | 1437 Diomedes |
| Reference body | Sun |
| Planetary mean orbits | |
| Epoch | 2009.46064339 |
| Semimajor axis (a) | 778417560353.55 m |
| Eccentricity (e) | 0.044086690182372 |
| Inclination (i) | 20.5138473380244° (0.3580341783 radian) |
| Longitude of the ascending node (LAN, ☊) | 315.818022078158° (5.5120643224 radian) |
| Longitude of periapsis (ϖ) | 83.8375189912163° (1.4632407431 radian) |
| Mean longitude (L) | 53.8666751803834° (0.9401508390 radian) |
| Selected physical parameters | |
| Mean radius | 82000 m |
| Mass | 1.8×1018 kg |
| Rotation elements | |
| SidRotPeriod | 88056 seconds (24.46 hours) |
| SidRotOffset | 0 |
| Obliqutiy | 0 |
| LAN | 0 |
| Note | *Elements given are from 1437 Diomedes.cfg (Trojans.zip) |
1437 Diomedes (1931 DN, 1936 PQ, 1937 PB, 1971 RD) is a large Jupiter Trojan asteroid of the Greek camp (whose orbits lie in the L4 point 60° ahead of Jupiter. It was discovered by Karl Reinmuth at the Heidelberg-Königstuhl State Observatory in August 1937 and was named after Diomedes a hero in Homer's Iliad.
1437 Diomedes in Orbiter
1437 Diomedes was introduced to orbiter with the release of Trojans.zip add-on in June 2009.
| Add-on | Source | Version | Author | Type | Release Date | Compatibility | Wiki article |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trojan Asteroids v1.01 | O-F Resources | v1.01 | sputnik | Scenery | 27 June 2009 | ||
See also
Gallery
1437 Diomedes from Trojans.zip in Orbiter 2006P1 
1437 Diomedes modeled from its light curve
from Wikimedia Commons
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