5120 Bitias

Bitias
Discovery and designation
Discovered by Shoemaker, C. S.
Discovery site Palomar
Discovery date October 13, 1988
Designations
MPC designation 5120
1988 TZ1
Orbital characteristics
Epoch JD 2456800.5 (2014-May-23.0)
Aphelion 5.865 AU
Perihelion 4.696 AU
5.280 AU
Eccentricity 0.1107
12.13 yr (4431.7 d)
83.70°
Inclination 24.989°
295.885°
24.181°
Physical characteristics
Dimensions 75 km[1]
9.5[1]

    5120 Bitias (1988 TZ1) is a Jupiter trojan. It was discovered on October 13, 1988 by Shoemaker, C. S. at Palomar.

    Photometric observations of during 1994 were used to build a light curve showing a rotation period of 11.582 ± 0.017 hours.[1]

    References

    1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Mottola, Stefano; Di Martino, Mario; Erikson, Anders; Gonano-Beurer, Maria; Carbognani, Albino; Carsenty, Uri; Hahn, Gerhard; Schober, Hans-Josef; Lahulla, Felix; Delbò, Marco; Lagerkvist, Claes-Ingvar (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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