Alastor

(4322 P-L )
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NOW @ 16 CAN 32
FOUND @ 7 ARI 29
 
Inclination: 6.15
Eccentricity: 0.068
Period: 12.322 years
AU 5.335
Type: 0009

Discovery Chart

24.9.1960 09:01 Palomar 116w51 33n21 observations 1


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Alastor, a Greek hero, was leader of the Pylian contingent before Troy. He twice carried wounded Greek warriors (Teukros and Hysenor) away from the battlefield. The name was suggested by I. J. F. de Jong.


Discovered on 24-9-1960 in Palomar by van Houten, C. J., van Houten-Groeneveld, I., Gehrels, T.

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