(5027) Androgeos Jupiter Trojan
Discovered on 21 January 1988 by C. S. Shoemaker at Palomar.
Where Androgeos is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Androgeos is 5.44 au from the Sun and 6.29 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 5027 |
| Provisional designation | 1988 BX1 |
| Orbit class | Jupiter Trojan |
| Diameter | 59.8 km (#590 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0710 |
| Rotation period | 11.4 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 9.8 |
| Orbital period | 12.2 years |
| Semi-major axis | 5.29 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 4.95 – 5.64 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0646 |
| Inclination | 31.5° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 3.97 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 21 January 1988
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- (2748) Patrick Gene
- (2773) Brooks
- (2834) Christy Carol
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