Discovered by C. S. Shoemaker MPC designation 5283 Observation arc 23508 days (64.36 yr) Discovered 31 January 1989 Discoverer Carolyn S. Shoemaker | Discovery date 31 January 1989 Alternative names 1989 BW Aphelion 5.9752 AU (893.88 Gm) Orbits Sun | |
Similar Jupiter trojan, 588 Achilles, Sun, 5381 Sekhmet, 3554 Amun | ||
5283 Pyrrhus (1989 BW) is a Jupiter Trojan discovered on January 31, 1989 by C. S. Shoemaker at Palomar.
Photometric observations of this asteroid during 2002 were used to build a light curve showing a rotation period of 7.323 ± 0.003 hours with a brightness variation of 0.11 ± 0.01 magnitude.
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