5638 Deikoon
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Discovery | |
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Discovered by | Shoemaker, C. S. |
Discovery site | Palomar |
Discovery date | October 10, 1988 |
Designations | |
MPC designation | 5638 |
1988 TA3 | |
Orbital characteristics | |
Epoch May 14, 2008 | |
Aphelion | 5.835 |
Perihelion | 4.708 |
Eccentricity | 0.1068 |
4421.005 | |
325.910 | |
Inclination | 10.900 |
156.007 | |
91.880 | |
Physical characteristics | |
Dimensions | 59[1] km |
10.0[1] | |
5638 Deikoon (1988 TA3) is a Jupiter Trojan discovered on October 10, 1988 by Shoemaker, C. S. at Palomar.
Photometric observations of this asteroid during 1994 were used to build a light curve showing a rotation period of 9.137 ± 0.003 hours with a brightness variation of 0.07 ± 0.01 magnitude.[1]
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