(32496) Deiopites Jupiter Trojan
Discovered on 18 November 2000 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Deïopites was wounded in battle by Odysseus as described in the Iliad book XI.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 5, #5, 23), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Deiopites is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Deiopites is 5.34 au from the Sun and 4.93 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 32496 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 WX182 |
| Orbit class | Jupiter Trojan |
| Diameter | 48.0 km (#789 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0700 |
| Rotation period | 23.3 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 10.27 |
| Orbital period | 12.2 years |
| Semi-major axis | 5.29 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 4.87 – 5.71 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0796 |
| Inclination | 30.4° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 4.02 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.