(31344) Agathon Jupiter Trojan
Discovered on 30 July 1998 by J. Broughton at Reedy Creek.
Agathon, son of Priam and prince of Troy, is mentioned in Homer's Iliad as being one of the last surviving princes during the Trojan War.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2018-05-29), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Agathon is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Agathon is 5.23 au from the Sun and 4.43 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 31344 |
| Provisional designation | 1998 OM12 |
| Orbit class | Jupiter Trojan |
| Diameter | 40.6 km (#956 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0470 |
| Rotation period | 42.4 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 10.99 |
| Orbital period | 12.3 years |
| Semi-major axis | 5.33 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 5.13 – 5.53 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0372 |
| Inclination | 7.48° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 4.13 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.