(8060) Anius Jupiter Trojan
Discovered on 19 September 1973 by van Houten, C. J., van Houten-Groeneveld, I., Gehrels, T. at Palomar.
Named after Anius, son and priest to Apollo on the isle of Delos. His three daughters could change anything into wine, grain or oil. So it was easy for Anius to supply the Greek army with these things. As a result, Agamemnon kidnapped the three daughters. But after they prayed to Dionysos, the god transformed the girls into birds.Naming citation (19980411/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Anius is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Anius is 5.69 au from the Sun and 6.67 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 8060 |
| Provisional designation | 1973 SD1 |
| Orbit class | Jupiter Trojan |
| Diameter | 37.9 km (#1,033 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0590 |
| Rotation period | 6.48 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 11.02 |
| Orbital period | 11.9 years |
| Semi-major axis | 5.22 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 4.74 – 5.70 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0922 |
| Inclination | 7.07° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 3.75 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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