4068 Menestheus

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Menestheus
Discovery and designation
Discovered by van Houten and Gehrels
Discovery site Palomar
Discovery date September 19, 1973
Designations
MPC designation 4068
Alternative names[1] 1973 SW
Epoch May 14, 2008
Ap 5.5730160
Peri 4.8071400
Eccentricity 0.0737827
Orbital period 4318.7615519
Mean anomaly 202.57723
Inclination 17.52915
Longitude of ascending node 177.80367
Argument of peri 313.68640
Geometric albedo 0.0789
Absolute magnitude 9.40

4068 Menestheus (1973 SW) is a Jupiter Trojan discovered on September 19, 1973 by van Houten and Gehrels at Palomar.

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