4086 Podalirius
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| Discovery and designation | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | L. V. Zhuravleva |
| Discovery site | Nauchnyj |
| Discovery date | November 9, 1985 |
| Designations | |
| MPC designation | 4086 |
| Named after | Podalirius |
| Alternative names | 1985 VK2 |
| Orbital characteristics | |
| Epoch May 14, 2008 | |
| Aphelion | 5.866 |
| Perihelion | 4.594 |
| Eccentricity | 0.1216 |
| Orbital period | 4368.390 |
| Mean anomaly | 319.982 |
| Inclination | 21.738 |
| Longitude of ascending node | 54.962 |
| Argument of perihelion | 355.788 |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Dimensions | 90[1] km |
| Geometric albedo | 0.0536 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 9.10 |
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4086 Podalirius (1985 VK2) is a Jupiter Trojan discovered on November 9, 1985 by L. V. Zhuravleva at Nauchnyj.
Photometric observations of this asteroid during 1994 were used to build a light curve showing a rotation period of 10.43 ± 0.04 hours with a brightness variation of 0.13 ± 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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