(29196) Dius Jupiter Trojan
Discovered on 19 December 1990 by R. P. Binzel at McGraw-Hill.
Dius was the brother of Hektor and Paris, sons of Priamus, the king of Troy during the Trojan War.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2018-05-29), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Dius is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Dius is 5.09 au from the Sun and 4.23 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 29196 |
| Provisional designation | 1990 YY |
| Orbit class | Jupiter Trojan |
| Diameter | 16.1 km (#2,855 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.142 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 12.09 |
| Orbital period | 12.0 years |
| Semi-major axis | 5.24 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 4.97 – 5.52 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0528 |
| Inclination | 3.85° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 3.98 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 19 December 1990
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