4836 Medon
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| Discovery and designation | |
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| Discovered by | C. S. Shoemaker |
| Discovery site | Palomar |
| Discovery date | February 2, 1989 |
| Designations | |
| MPC designation | 4836 |
| Named after | Medon |
| Alternative names | 1989 CK1 |
| Orbital characteristics | |
| Epoch May 14, 2008 | |
| Aphelion | 5.743 |
| Perihelion | 4.628 |
| Eccentricity | 0.1075 |
| Orbital period | 4313.363 |
| Mean anomaly | 246.348 |
| Inclination | 19.418 |
| Longitude of ascending node | 82.039 |
| Argument of perihelion | 33.614 |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Dimensions | 78[1] km |
| Geometric albedo | 0.0610 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 9.4[1] |
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4836 Medon (1989 CK1) is a Jupiter Trojan discovered on February 2, 1989 by C. S. Shoemaker at Palomar.
Photometric observations of this asteroid during 1991 were used to build a light curve showing a rotation period of 9.838 ± 0.008 hours with a brightness variation of 0.24 ± 0.02 magnitude.[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 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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