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Discovery and designation
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| Discovered by | Shoemaker, C. S. |
| Discovery site | Palomar |
| Discovery date | November 13, 1990 |
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Designations
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| MPC designation | 4805 |
| Named after | Asteropaios |
| Alternate name(s) | 1990 VH7 |
| Epoch May 14, 2008 | |
| Ap | 5.7044659 |
| Peri | 4.7565101 |
| Eccentricity | 0.0906183 |
| Orbital period | 4369.2989751 |
| Mean anomaly | 207.91468 |
| Inclination | 11.99939 |
| Longitude of ascending node | 278.38414 |
| Argument of peri | 89.47153 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 10.1 |
4805 Asteropaios (1990 VH7) is a Jupiter Trojan discovered on November 13, 1990 by Shoemaker, C. S. at Palomar. It is named after Asteropaios, a character in Homer's Iliad who fought for the Trojans in the Trojan War.
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