Discovered by Shoemaker, C. S. MPC designation 5120 Observation arc 10031 days (27.46 yr) Discovered 13 October 1988 Orbits Sun Discovery site Palomar Observatory | Discovery date 13 October 1988 Alternative names 1988 TZ1 Aphelion 5.8604 AU (876.70 Gm) Inclination 24.99° Discoverer Carolyn S. Shoemaker Asteroid group Jupiter trojan | |
Similar Sun, Jupiter trojan, 5381 Sekhmet, 3554 Amun, 129P/Shoemaker–Levy | ||
5120 Bitias (1988 TZ1) is a Jupiter trojan. It was discovered on October 13, 1988 by Shoemaker, C. S. at Palomar.
Photometric observations of during 1994 were used to build a light curve showing a rotation period of 11.582 ± 0.017 hours.
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