4057 Demophon
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| Discovery and designation | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | Bowell, E. |
| Discovery site | Flagstaff |
| Discovery date | October 15, 1985 |
| Designations | |
| MPC designation | 4057 |
| Alternative names | 1985 TQ |
| Orbital characteristics | |
| Epoch May 14, 2008 | |
| Aphelion | 5.902 |
| Perihelion | 4.641 |
| Eccentricity | 0.1196 |
| Orbital period | 4420.363 |
| Mean anomaly | 264.396 |
| Inclination | 2.873 |
| Longitude of ascending node | 24.460 |
| Argument of perihelion | 57.565 |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Dimensions | 71[1] km |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 9.6 |
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4057 Demophon (1985 TQ) is a Jupiter Trojan discovered on October 15, 1985 by Bowell, E. at Flagstaff.
Photometric observations of this asteroid during 1994 were used to build a light curve showing a rotation period of 29.31 ± 0.07 hours with a brightness variation of 0.23 ± 0.01 magnitude.[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Mottola, S. et al. (May 2011). "Rotational Properties of Jupiter Trojans. I. Light Curves of 80 Objects". The Astronomical Journal 141 (5): 170. Bibcode:2011AJ....141..170M. doi:10.1088/0004-6256/141/5/170.
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