3596 Meriones
| Discovery | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | P. Jensen K. Augustesen |
| Discovery site | Brorfelde Obs. |
| Discovery date | 14 November 1985 |
| Designations | |
| (3596) Meriones | |
| Pronunciation | /mɪˈraɪəniːz/ |
Named after | Meriones (Greek mythology) |
| 1985 VO · 1950 TR4 1973 SS5 | |
| Jupiter trojan Greek · background | |
| Adjectives | Merionian |
| Orbital characteristics | |
| Epoch 23 March 2018 (JD 2458200.5) | |
| Uncertainty parameter 0 | |
| Observation arc | 67.61 yr (24,694 d) |
| Aphelion | 5.5464 AU |
| Perihelion | 4.7927 AU |
| 5.1695 AU | |
| Eccentricity | 0.0729 |
| 11.75 yr (4,293 d) | |
| 240.42° | |
| 0° 5m 2.04s / day | |
| Inclination | 23.530° |
| 356.68° | |
| 66.541° | |
| Jupiter MOID | 0.0446 AU |
| TJupiter | 2.8290 |
| Physical characteristics | |
| 73.28±1.91 km 87.38±1.09 km | |
| 12.96 h | |
| 0.048±0.008 0.064±0.004 | |
| C (assumed) V–I = 0.830±0.057 | |
| 9.2 9.30 9.35 | |
3596 Meriones (/məˈraɪəniːz/ mə-RY-ə-neez) is a large Jupiter trojan from the Greek camp, approximately 80 kilometers (50 miles) in diameter. It was discovered on 14 November 1985, by Danish astronomers Poul Jensen and Karl Augustesen at the Brorfelde Observatory near Holbæk, Denmark. The assumed C-type asteroid belongs to the 50 largest Jupiter trojans and has a rotation period of 12.96 hours. It was named after the Cretan leader Meriones from Greek mythology.