Discovery date 16 October 1977 Alternative names 4271 T-3 Aphelion 5.7905 AU (866.25 Gm) Orbits Sun Asteroid group Jupiter trojan | Named after Agelaus Observation arc 14026 days (38.40 yr) Discovered 16 October 1977 Discovery site Palomar Observatory MPC designation 4722 | |
Discovered by Cornelis Johannes van Houten, Ingrid van Houten-Groeneveld and Tom Gehrels Discoverers Tom Gehrels, Cornelis Johannes van Houten, Ingrid van Houten-Groeneveld People also search for 2241 Alcathous, 4791 Iphidamas | ||
4722 Agelaos (4271 T-3) is a Jupiter Trojan discovered on October 16, 1977 by Cornelis Johannes van Houten, Ingrid van Houten-Groeneveld and Tom Gehrels at Palomar Observatory.
Photometric observations of this asteroid during 1994 were used to build a light curve showing a rotation period of 18.61 ± 0.12 hours with a brightness variation of 0.23 ± 0.02 magnitude.
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