(22149) Cinyras Jupiter Trojan
Discovered on 21 November 2000 by LINEAR at Socorro.
The breast plate armor worn by Agamemnon in battle was gifted to him by Cinyras, a ruler on Cyprus.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 5, #5, 22), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Cinyras is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Cinyras is 5.00 au from the Sun and 5.94 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 22149 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 WD49 |
| Orbit class | Jupiter Trojan |
| Diameter | 48.2 km (#787 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0630 |
| Rotation period | 7.84 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 10.29 |
| Orbital period | 11.8 years |
| Semi-major axis | 5.17 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 4.94 – 5.41 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0460 |
| Inclination | 21.5° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 3.98 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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