1647 Menelaus
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| 1647 Menelaus | |
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| 1647 Menelaus from Trojans.zip in Orbiter 2006P1 | |
| Designation | |
| Name | 1647 Menelaus |
| Reference body | Sun |
| Planetary mean orbits | |
| Epoch | 2009.46064339 |
| Semimajor axis (a) | 778417560353.55 m |
| Eccentricity (e) | 0.021867 |
| Inclination (i) | 5.64406° (0.0985074302 radian) |
| Longitude of the ascending node (LAN, ☊) | 240.366509998403° (4.1951870110 radian) |
| Longitude of periapsis (ϖ) | 172.021240002099° (3.0023370214 radian) |
| Mean longitude (L) | 15.5866300005659° (0.2720380128 radian) |
| Selected physical parameters | |
| Mean radius | 30000 m |
| Mass | 2.2×1016 kg |
| Rotation elements | |
| SidRotPeriod | 33056 seconds (16.0 hours) |
| SidRotOffset | 0 |
| Obliqutiy | 0 |
| LAN | 0 |
| Note | *Elements given are from 1647 Menelaus.cfg (Trojans.zip) |
1647 Menelaus (1957 MK) is a Jupiter Trojan asteroid of the Greek camp (whose orbits lie in the L4 point 60° ahead of Jupiter. It was discovered by Seth Barnes Nicholson at the Palomar Observatory in June 1957 and was named after Memelaus from Greek mythology.
1647 Menelaus in Orbiter
1647 Menelaus 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 | ||
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