(6090) Aulis Jupiter Trojan
Discovered on 27 February 1989 by H. Debehogne at La Silla.
Aulis was the port in Boetia where the Greek fleet gathered to set sail for Troy and where Iphigenia was sacrificed by Agamemnon.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 1, #1, 10), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Aulis is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Aulis is 5.48 au from the Sun and 6.39 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 6090 |
| Provisional designation | 1989 DJ |
| Orbit class | Jupiter Trojan |
| Diameter | 59.6 km (#594 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0870 |
| Rotation period | 18.5 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 9.56 |
| Orbital period | 12.2 years |
| Semi-major axis | 5.29 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 4.99 – 5.58 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0559 |
| Inclination | 20.2° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 4.06 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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