12052 Aretaon
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Discovery and designation
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| Discovered by | E. W. Elst |
| Discovery site | European Southern Observatory |
| Discovery date | May 3, 1997 |
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Designations
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| MPC designation | 12052 |
| Alternative names[1] | 1997 JB16 |
| Epoch May 14, 2008 | |
| Ap | 5.6328797 |
| Peri | 4.9072911 |
| Eccentricity | 0.0688403 |
| Orbital period | 4419.0094987 |
| Mean anomaly | 262.22345 |
| Inclination | 11.44471 |
| Longitude of ascending node | 219.75846 |
| Argument of peri | 85.86058 |
| Absolute magnitude | 10.6 |
12052 Aretaon (1997 JB16) is a Jupiter Trojan discovered on May 3, 1997 by E. W. Elst at the European Southern Observatory.

