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Discovery and designation
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| Discovered by | E. W. Elst |
| Discovery site | Haute-Provence Observatory |
| Discovery date | November 7, 1986 |
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Designations
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| MPC designation | 5254 |
| Named after | Odysseus |
| Alternate name(s) | 1986 VG1 |
| Epoch May 14, 2008 | |
| Ap | 5.8810924 |
| Peri | 4.5993892 |
| Eccentricity | 0.1222943 |
| Orbital period | 4381.5252016 |
| Mean anomaly | 285.77238 |
| Inclination | 24.18854 |
| Longitude of ascending node | 76.05121 |
| Argument of peri | 342.34754 |
| Geometric albedo | 0.0869 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 8.80 |
5254 Ulysses (1986 VG1) is a Jupiter Trojan discovered on November 7, 1986 by E. W. Elst at Haute-Provence Observatory.
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