5731_Zeus

5731 Zeus

5731 Zeus

Apollo asteroid and near-Earth object

5731 Zeus /ˈzjuːs/ is an Apollo asteroid and near-Earth object discovered on 4 November 1988, by Carolyn Shoemaker at Palomar Observatory. Based on its observed brightness and assumed albedo it is estimated to have a diameter between 2.1 and 4.7 km.[3]

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  1. [1]
    "Zeus". Lexico UK English Dictionary. Oxford University Press. Archived from the original on 22 March 2020.
  2. [2]
    "5731 Zeus (1988 VP4)". JPL Small-Body Database. NASA/Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Retrieved 13 April 2016.
  3. [3]
    "5731 Zeus". European Asteroid Research Node. Archived from the original on 1 October 2010. Retrieved 30 March 2008.


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