3596 Meriones
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| Discovery | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | P. Jensen, K. Augustesen, |
| Discovery date | November 14, 1985 |
| Designations | |
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Named after
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Meriones |
| 1985 VO | |
| Trojan asteroid | |
| Orbital characteristics | |
| Epoch (JD 2445600,5) | |
| Aphelion | 5.5217944 AU |
| Perihelion | 4.768631 AU |
| 5.1452127 AU | |
| Eccentricity | 0.0731907 |
| 4262.8829949 days (11.67 yrs) | |
| 247.25490 | |
| Inclination | 23.5629° |
| 356.69247° | |
| 65.81064° | |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Dimensions | 175 km |
| 12.96 hours | |
| Albedo | 0.15 |
| 9.20 | |
3596 Meriones is an asteroid discovered on November 14, 1985 by Poul Jensen and Karl Augustesen. It is named after Meriones, the fictional hero from the Iliad. It orbits in the L4 Lagrangian point of the Sun-Jupiter system and is therefore considered to be part of the "Greek camp".
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