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Discovery and designation
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| Discovered by | C. S. Shoemaker |
| Discovery site | Palomar |
| Discovery date | February 2, 1989 |
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Designations
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| MPC designation | 4836 |
| Named after | Medon |
| Alternate name(s) | 1989 CK1 |
| Epoch May 14, 2008 | |
| Ap | 5.7434226 |
| Peri | 4.6280814 |
| Eccentricity | 0.1075390 |
| Orbital period | 4313.3634590 |
| Mean anomaly | 246.34826 |
| Inclination | 19.41815 |
| Longitude of ascending node | 82.03891 |
| Argument of peri | 33.61405 |
| Geometric albedo | 0.0610 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 9.50 |
4836 Medon (1989 CK1) is a Jupiter Trojan discovered on February 2, 1989 by C. S. Shoemaker at Palomar.
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