(4827) Dares Jupiter Trojan
Discovered on 17 August 1988 by C. S. Shoemaker at Palomar.
Where Dares is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Dares is 4.93 au from the Sun and 4.50 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 4827 |
| Provisional designation | 1988 QE |
| Orbit class | Jupiter Trojan |
| Diameter | 42.8 km (#901 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0670 |
| Rotation period | 19.0 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 10.57 |
| Orbital period | 11.6 years |
| Semi-major axis | 5.13 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 4.90 – 5.36 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0448 |
| Inclination | 7.70° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 3.91 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.