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4057 Demophon

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Discovered by
  
Bowell, E.

Alternative names
  
1985 TQ

Aphelion
  
5.8842 AU (880.26 Gm)

Discovered
  
15 October 1985

Discoverer
  
Edward L. G. Bowell

Asteroid group
  
Jupiter trojan

Discovery date
  
15 October 1985

Observation arc
  
11130 days (30.47 yr)

Perihelion
  
4.6403 AU (694.18 Gm)

Orbits
  
Sun

Discovery site
  
Anderson Mesa Station

MPC designation
  
4057

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4057 Demophon (1985 TQ) is a Jupiter Trojan discovered on October 15, 1985 by Bowell, E. at Flagstaff.

Photometric observations of this asteroid during 1994 were used to build a light curve showing a rotation period of 29.31 ± 0.07 hours with a brightness variation of 0.23 ± 0.01 magnitude.

References

4057 Demophon Wikipedia