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Discovery and designation
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| Discovered by | Shoemaker, C. S. |
| Discovery site | Palomar |
| Discovery date | October 13, 1988 |
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Designations
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| MPC designation | 5120 |
| Alternate name(s) | 1988 TZ1 |
| Epoch May 14, 2008 | |
| Ap | 5.8755255 |
| Peri | 4.6991281 |
| Eccentricity | 0.1112469 |
| Orbital period | 4440.7126012 |
| Mean anomaly | 265.84278 |
| Inclination | 24.98190 |
| Longitude of ascending node | 295.88470 |
| Argument of peri | 23.20039 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 9.5 |
5120 Bitias (1988 TZ1) is a Jupiter Trojan discovered on October 13, 1988 by Shoemaker, C. S. at Palomar.
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