5731 Zeus
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| Discovery and designation | |
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| Discovered by | C. S. Shoemaker |
| Discovery site | Palomar Observatory |
| Discovery date | November 4, 1988 |
| Designations | |
| MPC designation | 5731 |
| Named after | Zeus |
| Alternative names | 1988 VP4 |
| Minor planet category |
Apollo  |
| Orbital characteristics | |
| Epoch May 14, 2008 | |
| Aphelion | 3.741604331727992 |
| Perihelion | .7831781804633177 |
| Eccentricity | .6538272598282158 |
| Orbital period | 1242.939521167157 |
| Mean anomaly | 231.3137940705439 |
| Inclination | 11.43839473974712 |
| Longitude of ascending node | 281.7573905857055 |
| Argument of perihelion | 216.9652479960173 |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.8 |
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5731 Zeus (1988 VP4) is an Apollo asteroid and Near-Earth object discovered on November 4, 1988 by C. S. Shoemaker at Palomar Observatory. Based on its observed brightness and assumed albedo it is estimated to have a diameter between 2.1 and 4.7 km.[1]
References
- ↑ "5731 Zeus". European Asteroid Research Node.
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