Discovered by C. S. Shoemaker MPC designation 5259 Observation arc 13149 days (36.00 yr) Discovered 30 January 1989 Named after Epeigeus Asteroid group Jupiter trojan | Discovery date 30 January 1989 Alternative names 1989 BB1 Aphelion 5.5802 AU (834.79 Gm) Orbits Sun Discovery site Palomar Observatory | |
Discoverers Carolyn S. Shoemaker, Eugene Merle Shoemaker Similar Jupiter trojan, Sun, 3554 Amun, Comet Shoemaker–Levy 9, 129P/Shoemaker–Levy | ||
5259 Epeigeus (1989 BB1) is a Jupiter Trojan discovered on January 30, 1989 by American astronomer Carolyn S. Shoemaker at Palomar Observatory. It is named after the Myrmidon Epeigeus.
Photometric observations of this asteroid during 1995 were used to build a light curve showing a rotation period of 18.51 ± 0.03 hours with a brightness variation of 0.10 ± 0.01 magnitude.
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