Discovered by Carolyn S. Shoemaker MPC designation 4543 Observation arc 21978 days (60.17 yr) Discovered 2 February 1989 Discoverer Carolyn S. Shoemaker Discovery site Palomar Observatory | Discovery date 2 February 1989 Alternative names 1989 CQ1 Aphelion 5.6101 AU (839.26 Gm) Orbits Sun Named after Phoenix Asteroid group Jupiter trojan | |
Similar Jupiter trojan, Solar System, Sun, 911 Agamemnon, 588 Achilles | ||
4543 Phoinix (1989 CQ1) is a Jupiter Trojan discovered on February 2, 1989 by Carolyn S. Shoemaker at Palomar.
Photometric observations of this asteroid during 2009 were used to build a light curve showing a rotation period of 38.866 ± 0.012 hours.
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