Discovery | |
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Discovered by | C. S. Shoemaker |
Discovery site | Palomar Observatory |
Discovery date | 4 November 1988 |
Designations | |
MPC designation | (5731) Zeus |
Named after
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Zeus |
1988 VP4 | |
Apollo | |
Orbital characteristics | |
Epoch 13 January 2016 (JD 2457400.5) | |
Uncertainty parameter 0 | |
Observation arc | 9972 days (27.30 yr) |
Aphelion | 3.742369097314678 AU (559.85044833175 Gm) |
Perihelion | 0.7835569964232790 AU (117.21845823701 Gm) |
2.262963046869 AU (338.5344532844 Gm) | |
Eccentricity | 0.6537473302944990 |
3.40 yr (1243.4 d) | |
322.1440564184060° | |
0° 17m 22.294s / day | |
Inclination | 11.42805771205560° |
281.6911159636840° | |
217.0194868226350° | |
Earth MOID | 0.0717527 AU (10.73405 Gm) |
Jupiter MOID | 1.4387 AU (215.23 Gm) |
Jupiter Tisserand parameter | 3.278 |
Physical characteristics | |
15.6 | |
5731 Zeus (1988 VP4) is an Apollo asteroid and near-Earth object discovered on November 4, 1988 by Carolyn Shoemaker at Palomar Observatory. Based on its observed brightness and assumed albedo it is estimated to have a diameter between 2.1 and 4.7 km.