(5638) Deikoon Jupiter Trojan
Discovered on 10 October 1988 by Shoemaker, C. S., Shoemaker, E. M. at Palomar.
Where Deikoon is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Deikoon is 5.75 au from the Sun and 4.91 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 5638 |
| Provisional designation | 1988 TA3 |
| Orbit class | Jupiter Trojan |
| Diameter | 41.5 km (#930 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0710 |
| Rotation period | 9.24 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 10.55 |
| Orbital period | 11.9 years |
| Semi-major axis | 5.23 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 4.67 – 5.78 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.106 |
| Inclination | 10.9° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 3.68 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 10 October 1988
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- (3671) Dionysus
- (3700) Geowilliams
- (3854) George
- (3880) Kaiserman
- (3927) Feliciaplatt
- (3977) Maxine
- (4151) Alanhale
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