4902 Thessandrus
| Discovery | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | C. S. Shoemaker |
| Discovery site | Palomar |
| Discovery date | January 9, 1989 |
| Designations | |
| MPC designation | 4902 |
| 1989 AN2 | |
| Orbital characteristics | |
| Epoch May 14, 2008 | |
| Aphelion | 5.4357665 |
| Perihelion | 4.9835605 |
| Eccentricity | 0.0434007 |
| 4343.2310744 | |
| 266.25536 | |
| Inclination | 9.07144 |
| 170.32920 | |
| 269.33532 | |
| Physical characteristics | |
| 9.8[1] | |
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4902 Thessandrus (1989 AN2) is a Jupiter Trojan discovered on January 9, 1989 by C. S. Shoemaker at Palomar. It is notable for potentially taking 738 hours to rotate.[1]
References
- 1 2 "JPL Small-Body Database Browser: 4902 Thessandrus". Jet Propulsion Laboratory.
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