5027 Androgeos
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| Discovery | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | Shoemaker, C. S. |
| Discovery site | Palomar |
| Discovery date | January 21, 1988 |
| Designations | |
| MPC designation | 5027 |
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Named after
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Androgeos |
| 1988 BX1 | |
| Orbital characteristics | |
| Epoch May 14, 2008 | |
| Aphelion | 5.648 |
| Perihelion | 4.951 |
| Eccentricity | 0.0658 |
| 4455.743 | |
| 289.637 | |
| Inclination | 31.453 |
| 78.210 | |
| 343.738 | |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Dimensions | 71[1] km |
| 0.0917 | |
| 9.6[1] | |
5027 Androgeos (1988 BX1) 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 11.355 ± 0.013 hours with a brightness variation of 0.31 ± 0.01 magnitude.[1]
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