4544 Xanthus

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Discovery date 31 March 1989 Alternative names 1989 FB Aphelion 1.3023 AU (194.82 Gm) Discovered 31 March 1989 Discovery site Palomar Observatory		MPC designation 4544 Observation arc 7629 days (20.89 yr) Orbital period 387 days Orbits Sun Asteroid group Apollo asteroid

Discovered by Henry Holt and Norman G. Thomas Discoverers Henry E. Holt, Norman G. Thomas Similar 3103 Eger, 4183 Cuno, 1865 Cerberus, 3362 Khufu, Solar System

4544 Xanthus (1989 FB) is an Apollo NEO discovered on March 31, 1989 by Henry Holt and Norman G. Thomas at Palomar Observatory.

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