(5244) Amphilochos Jupiter Trojan
Discovered on 29 September 1973 by van Houten, C. J., van Houten-Groeneveld, I., Gehrels, T. at Palomar.
Where Amphilochos is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Amphilochos is 5.30 au from the Sun and 6.30 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 5244 |
| Provisional designation | 1973 SQ1 |
| Orbit class | Jupiter Trojan |
| Diameter | 36.7 km (#1,080 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0910 |
| Rotation period | 9.77 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 10.56 |
| Orbital period | 11.8 years |
| Semi-major axis | 5.19 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 5.05 – 5.33 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0271 |
| Inclination | 6.15° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 4.04 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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- (5243) Clasien
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