3793 Leonteus
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| Discovery | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | E. Shoemaker and C. Shoemaker |
| Discovery site | Palomar |
| Discovery date | October 11, 1985 |
| Designations | |
| MPC designation | 3793 |
| 1985 TE3 | |
| Orbital characteristics | |
| Epoch May 14, 2008 | |
| Aphelion | 5.662 |
| Perihelion | 4.734 |
| Eccentricity | 0.0892 |
| 4328.672 | |
| 256.989 | |
| Inclination | 20.927 |
| 200.533 | |
| 261.675 | |
| Physical characteristics | |
| 0.0717 | |
| 8.80 | |
3793 Leonteus (1985 TE3) is a Jupiter Trojan discovered on October 11, 1985 by E. Shoemaker and C. Shoemaker at Palomar. It was named after Leonteus, a hero of the Trojan War in Greek mythology.
Photometric observations of this asteroid during 1994 were used to build a light curve showing a rotation period of 5.6225 ± 0.0005 hours with a brightness variation of 0.24 ± 0.01 magnitude.[1]
References
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