Discovered by A. Mrkos MPC designation 3451 Observation arc 12041 days (32.97 yr) Discovered 19 April 1984 Discoverer Antonín Mrkos Discovery site Kleť Observatory | Discovery date 19 April 1984 Alternative names 1984 HA1 Aphelion 5.4898 AU (821.26 Gm) Orbits Sun Named after Mentorship Asteroid group Jupiter trojan | |
Similar Jupiter trojan, Solar System, Sun, 911 Agamemnon, 617 Patroclus | ||
3451 Mentor (1984 HA1) is a Jupiter Trojan discovered on April 19, 1984 by A. Mrkos at Klet.
Photometric observations of this asteroid during 1998 were used to build a light curve showing a rotation period of 7.700 ± 0.005 hours with a brightness variation of 0.15 ± 0.01 magnitude.
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