5023 Agapenor
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| Discovery and designation | |
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| Discovered by | Shoemaker, C. S. |
| Discovery site | Palomar |
| Discovery date | October 11, 1985 |
| Designations | |
| MPC designation | 5023 |
| Named after | Agapenor |
| Alternative names | 1985 TG3 |
| Orbital characteristics | |
| Epoch May 14, 2008 | |
| Aphelion | 5.480 |
| Perihelion | 4.926 |
| Eccentricity | 0.0533 |
| Orbital period | 4334.394 |
| Mean anomaly | 301.968 |
| Inclination | 11.765 |
| Longitude of ascending node | 308.458 |
| Argument of perihelion | 85.406 |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Dimensions | 59[1] km |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 10.1[1] |
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5023 Agapenor (1985 TG3) is a Jupiter Trojan discovered on October 11, 1985, by Shoemaker, C. S. at Palomar.
Photometric observations of this asteroid during 2009 were used to build a light curve showing a rotation period of 5.4020 ± 0.0017 hours with a brightness variation of 0.12 ± 0.01 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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