(588) Achilles Jupiter Trojan
Discovered on 22 February 1906 by M. F. Wolf at Heidelberg.
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Where Achilles is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Achilles is 5.50 au from the Sun and 6.48 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 588 |
| Provisional designation | A906 DN |
| Orbit class | Jupiter Trojan |
| Diameter | 130 km (#126 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0430 |
| Rotation period | 7.31 hours |
| Spectral type | DU |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 8.2 |
| Orbital period | 11.9 years |
| Semi-major axis | 5.22 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 4.44 – 5.99 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.148 |
| Inclination | 10.3° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 3.47 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 22 February 1906
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