(2363) Cebriones Jupiter Trojan
Discovered on 4 October 1977 by Purple Mountain Observatory at Nanking.
This Trojan planet is named for the charioteer of Hektor, wounded in the conflict between Hektor and Patroclus that led to the latter's death.Naming citation (MPC 6209), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Cebriones is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Cebriones is 5.43 au from the Sun and 5.06 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 2363 |
| Provisional designation | 1977 TJ3 |
| Orbit class | Jupiter Trojan |
| Diameter | 96.0 km (#255 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0440 |
| Rotation period | 20.1 hours |
| Spectral type | D |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 8.99 |
| Orbital period | 12.0 years |
| Semi-major axis | 5.24 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 5.05 – 5.43 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0365 |
| Inclination | 32.1° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 4.10 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.