(4946) Askalaphus

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( 4946 ) Askalaphus is an asteroid from the group of Jupiter Trojans. Thus asteroids are called, which run on the path of Jupiter on the Lagrange points around the sun. ( 4946 ) Askalaphus was discovered on 21 January 1988 by the American astronomers Carolyn and Eugene Shoemaker Jean Spellman Shoemaker. He is associated with the Lagrangian point L4.

The asteroid is named after the mythological person Askalaphus, which is related to the Trojan War.