Discovery date 18 February 1977 Minor planet category Jupiter Trojan Discovered 18 February 1977 Named after Sinon Asteroid group Jupiter trojan | Alternative names 1977 DD3 Observation arc 21977 days (60.17 yr) Orbits Sun Discovery site Kiso Observatory | |
Discovered by Hiroki Kosai and Kiichiro Hurukawa Aphelion 5.73907 AU (858.553 Gm) Discoverers KiichirÅ Furukawa, Hiroki Kosai People also search for 3540 Protesilaos, 1749 Telamon | ||
3391 Sinon is a Jupiter Trojan asteroid that orbits in the L4 Lagrangian point of the Sun-Jupiter system, in the "Greek Camp" of Trojan asteroids. It was named after the Greek hero Sinon, who was a warrior during the Trojan War. It was discovered by Hiroki Kosai and Kiichiro Hurukawa at the Kiso Observatory in Japan on February 18, 1977.
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