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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

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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.

References

4544 Xanthus Wikipedia