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Discovery and designation
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| Discovered by | Shoemaker, C. S. |
| Discovery site | Palomar |
| Discovery date | January 21, 1988 |
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Designations
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| MPC designation | 4946 |
| Alternate name(s) | 1988 BW1 |
| Epoch May 14, 2008 | |
| Ap | 5.5814603 |
| Peri | 5.0482507 |
| Eccentricity | 0.0501622 |
| Orbital period | 4475.4387919 |
| Mean anomaly | 90.98322 |
| Inclination | 21.86928 |
| Longitude of ascending node | 59.04430 |
| Argument of peri | 205.01140 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 9.9 |
4946 Askalaphus (1988 BW1) is a Jupiter Trojan discovered on January 21, 1988 by Shoemaker, C. S. at Palomar.
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