3596 Meriones

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3596 Meriones ( mə-RY-ə-neez) is a large Jupiter trojan from the Greek camp, approximately 80 kilometers (50 miles) in diameter. It was discovered on 14 November 1985, by Danish astronomers Poul Jensen and Karl Augustesen at the Brorfelde Observatory near Holbæk, Denmark.

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