(14268) Azeus Jupiter Trojan
Discovered on 3 January 2000 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Azeus was a Minyan prince in Greek mythology. In Homer’s Iliad, he is named in the ancestry of Ascalaphus and Ialmenus, leaders of the Minyan contingent in the Greek expedition against Troy.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 6, #16, 6), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Azeus is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Azeus is 5.43 au from the Sun and 6.34 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 14268 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 AK156 |
| Orbit class | Jupiter Trojan |
| Diameter | 57.5 km (#626 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0369 |
| Rotation period | 7.51 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 10.55 |
| Orbital period | 11.8 years |
| Semi-major axis | 5.19 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 4.73 – 5.65 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0882 |
| Inclination | 15.0° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 3.77 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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