Discovered by Edward L. G. Bowell Alternative names 1981 JR Observation arc 12733 days (34.86 yr) Inclination 21.1241° Discoverer Edward L. G. Bowell Discovery site Anderson Mesa Station | Discovery date 3 May 1981 Minor planet category Jupiter Trojan Discovered 3 May 1981 Orbits Sun Named after Automedon Asteroid group Jupiter trojan | |
Aphelion 5.24137 AU (784.098 Gm) | ||
2920 Automedon is a Jupiter Trojan asteroid that orbits in the L4 Lagrangian point of the Sun-Jupiter system, in the "Greek Camp" of Trojan asteroids. It was named after the Greek hero Automedon, who fought during the Trojan War. It was discovered by Edward L. G. Bowell at the Anderson Mesa station of the Lowell Observatory on May 3, 1981.
Photometric observations of this asteroid during 1994 were used to build a light curve showing a rotation period of 10.220 ± 0.004 hours with a brightness variation of 0.12 ± 0.01 magnitude.
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