4946 Askalaphus
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| Discovery | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | Shoemaker, C. S. |
| Discovery site | Palomar |
| Discovery date | January 21, 1988 |
| Designations | |
| MPC designation | 4946 |
| 1988 BW1 | |
| Orbital characteristics | |
| Epoch May 14, 2008 | |
| Aphelion | 5.581 |
| Perihelion | 5.048 |
| Eccentricity | 0.0502 |
| 4475.439 | |
| 90.983 | |
| Inclination | 21.869 |
| 59.044 | |
| 205.011 | |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Dimensions | 57[1] km |
| 10.1[1] | |
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4946 Askalaphus (1988 BW1) is a Jupiter Trojan discovered on January 21, 1988 by Shoemaker, C. S. at Palomar.
Photometric observations of this asteroid during 1992 were used to build a light curve showing a rotation period of 22.731 ± 0.018 hours with a brightness variation of 0.40 ± 0.01 magnitude.[1]
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