(2241) Alcathous Jupiter Trojan
Discovered on 22 November 1979 by C. T. Kowal at Palomar.
Where Alcathous is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Alcathous is 5.46 au from the Sun and 4.66 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 2241 |
| Provisional designation | 1979 WM |
| Orbit class | Jupiter Trojan |
| Diameter | 114 km (#182 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0480 |
| Rotation period | 7.69 hours |
| Spectral type | D |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 8.52 |
| Orbital period | 11.7 years |
| Semi-major axis | 5.17 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 4.82 – 5.51 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0671 |
| Inclination | 16.6° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 3.86 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
More named asteroids discovered by C. T. Kowal
- (1876) Napolitania
- (1939) Loretta
- (1981) Midas
- (2060) Chiron
- (2063) Bacchus
- (2102) Tantalus
- (2134) Dennispalm
- (2340) Hathor
- (2594) Acamas
- (2629) Rudra
- (3163) Randi
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