3240 Laocoon
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Discovery and designation
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| Discovered by | S. J. Bus |
| Discovery site | Palomar |
| Discovery date | November 07, 1978 |
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Designations
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| MPC designation | 3240 |
| Alternative names[1] | 1978 VG6 |
| Epoch May 14, 2008 | |
| Ap | 5.9197403 |
| Peri | 4.5800313 |
| Eccentricity | 0.1275941 |
| Orbital period | 4393.6275314 |
| Mean anomaly | 268.68456 |
| Inclination | 2.33202 |
| Longitude of ascending node | 296.29997 |
| Argument of peri | 15.01069 |
| Absolute magnitude | 10.0 |
3240 Laocoon (1978 VG6) is a Jupiter Trojan discovered on November 07, 1978 by S. J. Bus at Palomar.

