(15436) Dexius Jupiter Trojan
Discovered on 10 November 1998 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Dexius was the father of Iphinous.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 1, #1, 12), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Dexius is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Dexius is 5.31 au from the Sun and 6.28 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 15436 |
| Provisional designation | 1998 VU30 |
| Orbit class | Jupiter Trojan |
| Diameter | 87.6 km (#308 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0530 |
| Rotation period | 8.97 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 9.11 |
| Orbital period | 11.9 years |
| Semi-major axis | 5.21 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 4.98 – 5.44 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0443 |
| Inclination | 16.3° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 4.00 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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