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Discovery and designation
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| Discovered by | Cornelis Johannes van Houten, Ingrid van Houten-Groeneveld and Tom Gehrels |
| Discovery site | Palomar Observatory |
| Discovery date | October 16, 1977 |
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Designations
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| MPC designation | 5700 |
| Named after | Homer |
| Alternate name(s) | 5166 T-3 |
| Epoch May 14, 2008 | |
| Ap | 3.0216338 |
| Peri | 2.1733452 |
| Eccentricity | 0.1632901 |
| Orbital period | 1529.0762124 |
| Mean anomaly | 186.72314 |
| Inclination | 12.93601 |
| Longitude of ascending node | 163.78392 |
| Argument of peri | 124.24340 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.5 |
5700 Homerus (5166 T-3) is a main-belt asteroid discovered on October 16, 1977 by Cornelis Johannes van Houten, Ingrid van Houten-Groeneveld and Tom Gehrels at Palomar Observatory.
It was named after the Greek poet Homer.[1]
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