8125 Tyndareus

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Tyndareus
Discovery and designation
Discovered by Cornelis Johannes van Houten, Ingrid van Houten-Groeneveld and Tom Gehrels
Discovery site Palomar Observatory
Discovery date September 30, 1973
Designations
MPC designation 8125
Named after Tyndareus
Alternative names 5493 T-2
Orbital characteristics
Epoch May 14, 2008
Aphelion 5.3998693
Perihelion 4.9066635
Eccentricity 0.0478537
Orbital period 4272.8961061
Mean anomaly 352.43699
Inclination 13.13684
Longitude of ascending node 323.15174
Argument of perihelion 56.02398
Physical characteristics
Absolute magnitude (H) 11.0

    8125 Tyndareus (5493 T-2) is a Jupiter Trojan discovered on September 30, 1973 by Cornelis Johannes van Houten, Ingrid van Houten-Groeneveld and Tom Gehrels at Palomar Observatory.

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