5731 Zeus

Zeus
Discovery
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

5731 Zeus (1988 VP4) is an Apollo asteroid and near-Earth object discovered on November 4, 1988 by Carolyn 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.

External links

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