4792 Lykaon
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Discovery and designation
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| Discovered by | C. S. Shoemaker |
| Discovery site | Palomar |
| Discovery date | September 10, 1988 |
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Designations
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| MPC designation | 4792 |
| Alternative names[1] | 1988 RK1 |
| Epoch May 14, 2008 | |
| Ap | 5.7511406 |
| Peri | 4.7884472 |
| Eccentricity | 0.0913407 |
| Orbital period | 4418.6423010 |
| Mean anomaly | 240.93043 |
| Inclination | 9.33121 |
| Longitude of ascending node | 61.91589 |
| Argument of peri | 282.87101 |
| Absolute magnitude | 10.0 |
4792 Lykaon (1988 RK1) is a Jupiter Trojan discovered on September 10, 1988 by C. S. Shoemaker at Palomar.

