(38050) Bias Jupiter Trojan
Discovered on 10 November 1998 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Bias was an Athenian warrior, described as stalwart, who fought to prevent Hektor from reaching the Greek ships.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 1, #1, 17), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Bias is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Bias is 5.36 au from the Sun and 6.29 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 38050 |
| Provisional designation | 1998 VR38 |
| Orbit class | Jupiter Trojan |
| Diameter | 61.6 km (#566 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0560 |
| Rotation period | 18.9 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 9.87 |
| Orbital period | 11.8 years |
| Semi-major axis | 5.19 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 4.80 – 5.58 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0755 |
| Inclination | 28.6° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 3.81 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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