4832 Palinurus
| Discovery | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | C. S. Shoemaker |
| Discovery site | Palomar |
| Discovery date | October 12, 1988 |
| Designations | |
| 4832 | |
Named after | Palinurus |
| 1988 TU1 | |
| Orbital characteristics | |
| Epoch May 14, 2008 | |
| Aphelion | 5.994 |
| Perihelion | 4.517 |
| Eccentricity | 0.1406 |
| 4400.703 | |
| 251.237 | |
| Inclination | 19.068 |
| 135.153 | |
| 208.613 | |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Dimensions | 65[1] km |
| 9.8[1] | |
4832 Palinurus (1988 TU1) is a Jupiter Trojan discovered on October 12, 1988 by C. S. Shoemaker at Palomar.
Photometric observations of this asteroid during 2010 were used to build a light curve showing a rotation period of 5.319 ± 0.002 hours with a brightness variation of 0.09 ± 0.02 magnitude.[1]
References
- ^ a b c 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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