5700 Homerus
| Discovery and designation | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | Cornelis Johannes van Houten, Ingrid van Houten-Groeneveld and Tom Gehrels |
| Discovery site | Palomar Observatory |
| Discovery date | October 16, 1977 |
| Designations | |
| MPC designation | 5700 |
Named after | Homer |
| 5166 T-3 | |
| Orbital characteristics | |
| Epoch May 14, 2008 | |
| Aphelion | 3.0216338 |
| Perihelion | 2.1733452 |
| Eccentricity | 0.1632901 |
| 1529.0762124 | |
| 186.72314 | |
| Inclination | 12.93601 |
| 163.78392 | |
| 124.24340 | |
| Physical characteristics | |
| 13.5 | |
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5700 Homerus (5166 T-3) is a main-belt asteroid discovered on October 16, 1977 by Cornelis Johannes van Houten, Ingrid van Houten-Groeneveld and Tom Gehrels at Palomar Observatory.
It was named after the Greek poet Homer.[1]
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