(17314) Aisakos Jupiter Trojan
Discovered on 25 March 1971 by van Houten, C. J., van Houten-Groeneveld, I., Gehrels, T. at Palomar.
Aisakos, a son of Priam from his first marriage, was a seer, as had also been his maternal grandfather, Merops. Aisakos said that Hecuba's future son would bring disaster to Troy.Naming citation (20010309/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Aisakos is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Aisakos is 4.79 au from the Sun and 4.09 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 17314 |
| Provisional designation | 1024 T-1 |
| Orbit class | Jupiter Trojan |
| Diameter | 35.8 km (#1,117 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0720 |
| Rotation period | 9.67 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 10.96 |
| Orbital period | 11.7 years |
| Semi-major axis | 5.16 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 4.77 – 5.54 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0745 |
| Inclination | 10.7° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 3.81 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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