Discovered by C. S. Shoemaker MPC designation 4836 Observation arc 10663 days (29.19 yr) Discovered 2 February 1989 Discoverer Carolyn S. Shoemaker Discovery site Palomar Observatory | Discovery date 2 February 1989 Alternative names 1989 CK1 Aphelion 5.7685 AU (862.96 Gm) Orbits Sun Named after Medon Asteroid group Jupiter trojan | |
Similar Jupiter trojan, 911 Agamemnon, 588 Achilles, Sun, 5381 Sekhmet | ||
4836 Medon (1989 CK1) is a Jupiter Trojan discovered on February 2, 1989 by C. S. Shoemaker at Palomar.
Photometric observations of this asteroid during 1991 were used to build a light curve showing a rotation period of 9.838 ± 0.008 hours with a brightness variation of 0.24 ± 0.02 magnitude.
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