ii Sarpedon

(1977 TL3 )

NOW @ 15 TAU 4

Inclination: 15.939

Eccentricity: 0.019

Period: 12.05 years

AU 5.256

Type: 0009

Discovery Chart

4.10.1977 00:00 Nanking 118e49 32n4 observations 1

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One of the leaders of the Lycians, Sarpedon was killed by Patroclus {see planet (617)} in the Trojan War. At the command of Zeus {see planet (5731)}, his body was seized by Apollo {see planet (1862)} and returned to Lycia. (M 6208) _ _.

Discovered on 4-10-1977 in Nanking by Purple Mountain Observatory
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