5259 Epeigeus
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Discovery and designation
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| Discovered by | Shoemaker, C. S. |
| Discovery site | Palomar |
| Discovery date | January 30, 1989 |
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Designations
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| MPC designation | 5259 |
| Alternative names[1] | 1989 BB1 |
| Epoch May 14, 2008 | |
| Ap | 5.5715211 |
| Peri | 4.8131301 |
| Eccentricity | 0.0730300 |
| Orbital period | 4321.5673460 |
| Mean anomaly | 87.31004 |
| Inclination | 15.93099 |
| Longitude of ascending node | 67.46484 |
| Argument of peri | 200.01296 |
| Geometric albedo | 0.0739 |
| Absolute magnitude | 10.30 |
5259 Epeigeus (1989 BB1) is a Jupiter Trojan discovered on January 30, 1989 by Shoemaker, C. S. at Palomar.

