(1873) Agenor Jupiter Trojan

Discovered on 25 March 1971 by van Houten, C. J., van Houten-Groeneveld, I., Gehrels, T. at Palomar.

Where Agenor is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Agenor is 5.61 au from the Sun and 4.75 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number1873
Provisional designation1971 FH
Orbit classJupiter Trojan
Diameter50.8 km (#730 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.0620
Rotation period20.6 hours
Absolute magnitude (H)10.15
Orbital period11.9 years
Semi-major axis5.22 au
Perihelion – aphelion4.74 – 5.70 au
Eccentricity0.0923
Inclination21.9°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)3.74 au

Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.

Also discovered on 25 March 1971

More named asteroids discovered by van Houten, C. J., van Houten-Groeneveld, I., Gehrels, T.