(16070) Charops Jupiter Trojan
Discovered on 8 September 1999 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Charops was a son of Hippasus, and brother to Socus. He was wounded by Odysseus in battle and defended by his brother.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 1, #1, 12), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Charops is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Charops is 5.70 au from the Sun and 5.41 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 16070 |
| Provisional designation | 1999 RB101 |
| Orbit class | Jupiter Trojan |
| Diameter | 63.2 km (#546 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0580 |
| Rotation period | 20.2 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 9.79 |
| Orbital period | 11.7 years |
| Semi-major axis | 5.16 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 4.52 – 5.80 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.125 |
| Inclination | 16.2° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 3.50 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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