5731 Zeus
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Discovery and designation
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Discovered by | C. S. Shoemaker |
Discovery site | Palomar Observatory |
Discovery date | November 04, 1988 |
Designations
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MPC designation | 5731 |
Alternative names[1] | 1988 VP4 |
Epoch May 14, 2008 | |
Ap | 3.741604331727992 |
Peri | .7831781804633177 |
Eccentricity | .6538272598282158 |
Orbital period | 1242.939521167157 |
Mean anomaly | 231.3137940705439 |
Inclination | 11.43839473974712 |
Longitude of ascending node | 281.7573905857055 |
Argument of peri | 216.9652479960173 |
Absolute magnitude | 15.8 |
5731 Zeus (1988 VP4) is a Apollo NEO discovered on November 04, 1988 by C. S. Shoemaker at Palomar Observatory. Based on its observed brightness and assumed albedo it is estimated to have a diameter between 2.1 and 4.7 km.[2]