(19913) Aigyptios Jupiter Trojan

Discovered on 19 September 1973 by van Houten, C. J., van Houten-Groeneveld, I., Gehrels, T. at Palomar.

Aigyptios was the father of Antiphos, who was a hero in Troy and companion of Odysseus.Naming citation (20010309/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL

Where Aigyptios is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Aigyptios is 4.97 au from the Sun and 5.95 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number19913
Provisional designation1973 SU1
Orbit classJupiter Trojan
Diameter25.0 km (#1,691 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.103
Rotation period40.4 hours
Absolute magnitude (H)11.3
Orbital period11.5 years
Semi-major axis5.10 au
Perihelion – aphelion4.81 – 5.40 au
Eccentricity0.0582
Inclination7.13°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)3.82 au

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

Also discovered on 19 September 1973

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