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Discovery and designation
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| Discovered by | E. Shoemaker and C. Shoemaker |
| Discovery site | Palomar |
| Discovery date | October 11, 1985 |
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Designations
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| MPC designation | 3793 |
| Alternate name(s) | 1985 TE3 |
| Epoch May 14, 2008 | |
| Ap | 5.661552988960412 |
| Peri | 4.734477017762533 |
| Eccentricity | .08917596145820603 |
| Orbital period | 4328.672408737499 |
| Mean anomaly | 256.9890847415053 |
| Inclination | 20.92723990832967 |
| Longitude of ascending node | 200.5330874255222 |
| Argument of peri | 261.6745608136316 |
| Geometric albedo | 0.0717 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 8.80 |
3793 Leonteus (1985 TE3) is a Jupiter Trojan discovered on October 11, 1985 by E. Shoemaker and C. Shoemaker at Palomar. It was named after Leonteus, a hero of the Trojan War in Greek mythology.
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