5982 Polykletus (4862 T-1) is a main-belt asteroid discovered on May 13 1971 by Cornelis Johannes van Houten Ingrid van Houten-Groeneveld and Tom Gehrels at Palomar Observatory.It is named for the Greek sculptor Polykletus of Argos. Together with Phidias (see planet 4753 Phidias) he is considered the most important sculptor of his time.
apoapsis (km)
4.93719e+11
orbital period (μ)
1.44008e+08
periapsis (km)
3.29418e+11
absolute magnitude
12.7
discovery date
1971-05-13
discoverer
Cornelis Johannes van Houten, Ingrid van Houten-Groeneveld, Tom Gehrels
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