5283 Pyrrhus
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| Discovery | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | C. S. Shoemaker |
| Discovery site | Palomar |
| Discovery date | January 31, 1989 |
| Designations | |
| MPC designation | 5283 |
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Named after
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Neoptolemus |
| 1989 BW | |
| Orbital characteristics | |
| Epoch May 14, 2008 | |
| Aphelion | 5.982 |
| Perihelion | 4.419 |
| Eccentricity | 0.1503 |
| 4332.130 | |
| 280.871 | |
| Inclination | 17.484 |
| 71.174 | |
| 355.163 | |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Dimensions | 82[1] km |
| 0.0807 | |
| 9.3[1] | |
5283 Pyrrhus (1989 BW) is a Jupiter Trojan discovered on January 31, 1989 by C. S. Shoemaker at Palomar.
Photometric observations of this asteroid during 2002 were used to build a light curve showing a rotation period of 7.323 ± 0.003 hours with a brightness variation of 0.11 ± 0.01 magnitude.[1]
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