Discovered by Shoemaker, C. S. MPC designation 4946 Observation arc 23825 days (65.23 yr) Discovered 21 January 1988 Orbits Sun Asteroid group Jupiter trojan | Discovery date 21 January 1988 Alternative names 1988 BW1 Aphelion 5.5891 AU (836.12 Gm) Inclination 21.861° Discovery site Palomar Observatory | |
Discoverers Carolyn S. Shoemaker, Eugene Merle Shoemaker Similar Sun, 911 Agamemnon, Jupiter trojan, 52872 Okyrhoe, 66652 Borasisi | ||
4946 Askalaphus (1988 BW1) is a Jupiter Trojan discovered on January 21, 1988 by Shoemaker, C. S. at Palomar.
Photometric observations of this asteroid during 1992 were used to build a light curve showing a rotation period of 22.731 ± 0.018 hours with a brightness variation of 0.40 ± 0.01 magnitude.
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