Discovered by C. S. Shoemaker MPC designation 4833 Observation arc 9933 days (27.20 yr) Discovered 8 January 1989 Discoverer Carolyn S. Shoemaker Discovery site Palomar Observatory | Discovery date 8 January 1989 Alternative names 1989 AL2 Aphelion 5.7265 AU (856.67 Gm) Orbits Sun Named after Meges Asteroid group Jupiter trojan | |
Similar Jupiter trojan, 911 Agamemnon, 588 Achilles, Sun, 5381 Sekhmet | ||
4833 Meges (1989 AL2) is a 83 km Jupiter Trojan discovered on January 8, 1989 by American astronomer C. S. Shoemaker at Palomar. It is orbiting at the L4 Lagrange point.
Photometric observations of this asteroid during 1995 were used to build a light curve showing a rotation period of 14.25 ± 0.03 hours with a brightness variation of 0.13 ± 0.01 magnitude.
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