9023 Mnesthus
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Discovery and designation
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| Discovered by | C. S. Shoemaker and E. M. Shoemaker |
| Discovery site | Palomar |
| Discovery date | September 10, 1988 |
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Designations
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| MPC designation | 9023 |
| Alternative names[1] | 1988 RG1 |
| Epoch May 14, 2008 | |
| Ap | 5.5911320 |
| Peri | 4.9103642 |
| Eccentricity | 0.0648258 |
| Orbital period | 4394.7098924 |
| Mean anomaly | 255.84157 |
| Inclination | 23.89599 |
| Longitude of ascending node | 159.87720 |
| Argument of peri | 158.29605 |
| Absolute magnitude | 10.4 |
9023 Mnesthus (1988 RG1) is a Jupiter Trojan discovered on September 10, 1988 by C. S. Shoemaker and E. M. Shoemaker at Palomar.

