1172 Aneas
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| 1172 Äneas | |
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| 1172 Äneas from Trojans.zip in Orbiter 2006P1 | |
| Designation | |
| Name | 1172 Äneas |
| Reference body | Sun |
| Planetary mean orbits | |
| Epoch | 2009.46064339 |
| Semimajor axis (a) | 778417560353.55 m |
| Eccentricity (e) | 0.104860411479848 |
| Inclination (i) | 16.68° (0.2911210573 radian) |
| Longitude of the ascending node (LAN, ☊) | 247.392766096493° (4.3178183140 radian) |
| Longitude of periapsis (ϖ) | 296.818441963341° (5.1804590929 radian) |
| Mean longitude (L) | 270.80548526871° (4.7264473504 radian) |
| Selected physical parameters | |
| Mean radius | 70600 m |
| Mass | 2.9×1018 kg |
| Rotation elements | |
| SidRotPeriod | 61600 seconds (17.111 hours) |
| SidRotOffset | 0 |
| Obliqutiy | 0 |
| LAN | 0 |
| Note | *Elements given are from 1172 Aneas.cfg (Trojans.zip) |
1172 Äneas (1930 UA) is a large Jupiter Trojan asteroid of the Trojan camp (whose orbits lie in the L4 point 60° behind Jupiter. It was discovered by Karl Wilhelm Reinmuth at the Heidelberg-Königstuhl |State Observatory in October 1930 and was named after Aeneas a Trojan prince in Greek mythology.
1172 Aneas in Orbiter[edit]
1172 Aneas 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 |
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| Trojan Asteroids v1.01 | O-F Resources | v1.01 | sputnik | Scenery | 27 June 2009 | ||
See also[edit]
Gallery[edit]
588 Achilles from Trojans.zip in Orbiter 2006P1 
Orbit of 1172 Äneas and its position on 28 July 2014
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