5700 Homerus

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Homerus
Discovery and designation
Discovered by van Houten and Gehrels
Discovery site Palomar
Discovery date October 16, 1977
Designations
MPC designation 5700
Alternative names[1] 5166 T-3
Epoch May 14, 2008
Ap 3.0216338
Peri 2.1733452
Eccentricity 0.1632901
Orbital period 1529.0762124
Mean anomaly 186.72314
Inclination 12.93601
Longitude of ascending node 163.78392
Argument of peri 124.24340
Absolute magnitude 13.5

5700 Homerus (5166 T-3) is a Main-belt Asteroid discovered on October 16, 1977 by van Houten and Gehrels at Palomar.

It was named after the Greek poet Homer.[2]

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