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4827 Dares

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Discovered by
  
Shoemaker, C. S.

MPC designation
  
4827

Observation arc
  
22398 days (61.32 yr)

Discovered
  
17 August 1988

Discoverer
  
Carolyn S. Shoemaker

Discovery site
  
Palomar Observatory

Discovery date
  
17 August 1988

Alternative names
  
1988 QE

Aphelion
  
5.3534 AU (800.86 Gm)

Orbits
  
Sun

Named after
  
Dares Phrygius

Asteroid group
  
Jupiter trojan

Similar
  
Sun, 5381 Sekhmet, 3554 Amun, Comet Shoemaker–Levy 9, 129P/Shoemaker–Levy

4827 Dares (1988 QE) is a Jupiter Trojan discovered on August 17, 1988 by Shoemaker, C. S. at Palomar.

Photometric observations of this asteroid during 1994 were used to build a light curve showing a rotation period of 18.995 ± 0.028 hours with a brightness variation of 0.24 ± 0.02 magnitude.

References

4827 Dares Wikipedia