Discovered by Shoemaker, C. S. MPC designation 5143 Observation arc 22676 days (62.08 yr) Orbits Sun Named after Heracles Asteroid group Apollo asteroid | Discovery date 7 November 1991 Alternative names 1991 VL Discovered 7 November 1991 Discoverer Carolyn S. Shoemaker Discovery site Palomar Observatory | |
Aphelion 3.24991769 AU (486.180766 Gm) Similar 4183 Cuno, 2201 Oljato, 5381 Sekhmet, 3671 Dionysus | ||
5143 Heracles (1991 VL) is an Apollo asteroid, Mercury grazer, Mars crosser and near-Earth object discovered on November 7, 1991 by Shoemaker, C. S. at Palomar Observatory.
It was discovered to be a binary asteroid by Arecibo Observatory in December 2011.
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