12444 Prothoon
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Discovery and designation
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| Discovered by | E. W. Elst |
| Discovery site | European Southern Observatory |
| Discovery date | April 15, 1996 |
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Designations
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| MPC designation | 12444 |
| Alternative names[1] | 1996 GE19 |
| Epoch May 14, 2008 | |
| Ap | 5.6372886 |
| Peri | 4.8800212 |
| Eccentricity | 0.0720020 |
| Orbital period | 4404.6400926 |
| Mean anomaly | 305.39272 |
| Inclination | 30.80626 |
| Longitude of ascending node | 213.19461 |
| Argument of peri | 64.51575 |
| Geometric albedo | 0.0390 |
| Absolute magnitude | 10.10 |
12444 Prothoon (1996 GE19) is a Jupiter Trojan discovered on April 15, 1996 by E. W. Elst at the European Southern Observatory.

