(16560) Daitor Jupiter Trojan
Discovered on 2 November 1991 by E. W. Elst at La Silla.
The Trojan warrior Daitor was killed by the Greek Teucer during the Trojan debacle.Naming citation (20100527/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Daitor is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Daitor is 5.27 au from the Sun and 4.78 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 16560 |
| Provisional designation | 1991 VZ5 |
| Orbit class | Jupiter Trojan |
| Diameter | 43.9 km (#879 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0530 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 10.74 |
| Orbital period | 11.4 years |
| Semi-major axis | 5.06 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 4.86 – 5.27 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0406 |
| Inclination | 15.3° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 3.84 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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