5700 Homerus
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Discovery and designation
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| Discovered by | van Houten and Gehrels |
| Discovery site | Palomar |
| Discovery date | October 16, 1977 |
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Designations
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| MPC designation | 5700 |
| Alternative names[1] | 5166 T-3 |
| Epoch May 14, 2008 | |
| Ap | 3.0216338 |
| Peri | 2.1733452 |
| Eccentricity | 0.1632901 |
| Orbital period | 1529.0762124 |
| Mean anomaly | 186.72314 |
| Inclination | 12.93601 |
| Longitude of ascending node | 163.78392 |
| Argument of peri | 124.24340 |
| Absolute magnitude | 13.5 |
5700 Homerus (5166 T-3) is a Main-belt Asteroid discovered on October 16, 1977 by van Houten and Gehrels at Palomar.
It was named after the Greek poet Homer.[2]
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