2018 EC4

2018 EC4 is a small asteroid and Mars trojan orbiting near the L5 point of Mars (60 degrees behind Mars on its orbit).

2018 EC4
Discovery
Discovered byMt. Lemmon Survey
Discovery date10 March 2018
Designations
2018 EC4
Martian L5
Orbital characteristics
Epoch 31 May 2020 (JD 2459000.5)
Uncertainty parameter 0
Observation arc3131 days (8.57 yr)
Aphelion1.61579336 AU (241.719246 Gm)
Perihelion1.43135923 AU (214.128293 Gm)
1.52357630 AU (227.923770 Gm)
Eccentricity0.06052671
1.88 yr (686.90193 d)
203.4934°
0° 31m 26.732s /day
Inclination21.835796°
47.371564°
344.1754°
Earth MOID0.443437 AU (66.3372 Gm)
Jupiter MOID3.54199 AU (529.874 Gm)
Physical characteristics
Dimensions300 m
0.5-0.05 (assumed)
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