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| "Karate Kid" (1984) |
(3671) Dionysus is an amor asteroid discovered in May of 1984. Its orbit is between the Earth-Moon system and the main belt, with an orbital piercing toward Jupiter. It has a perihelion of 1.01 AU and an aphelion of 3.39 AU. The semimajor axis is at 2.19 AU. It has an orbital period of 3 years and 94 days. It has an orbital inclination of 13.5º. It has a diameter of about 1.4 km.
A satellite, of about 300 m, was discovered in May of 1997.
Orbital resonance:
- 4:13 with Earth-Moon (99.6%)
- 9:1 with Saturn (99.6%)
- 10:9 with Vesta (99.8%)
- 17:12 with Ceres-Pallas (99.7%)
- 12:7 with Hygiea (99.7%)
- 4:3 with Juno (99.6%)
- 18:11 with Interamnia (99.7%)
- 5:3 with Europa (99.7%)
Greek mythology
Dionysus was the god of the grape harvest, winemaking and wine, of ritual madness and ecstasy.
"Gravity" (2013)
(3671) Dionysus is related with the balance sense, wich is fundamental in many sports and activities, like dive, aviation, skydiving, biking, dance, skiing, basketball, marthial arts, ...
"SSX 3" (PS2, 2004)
During the discovery of the satellite of (3671) Dionysus, Michael Jordan reached a peak of popularity.
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| Michael "Air" Jordan |
