(42168) Enispe Jupiter Trojan
Discovered on 1 February 2001 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Enispe was a town of Arcadia mentioned in the Catalogue of Ships in Homer’s Iliad. Its people formed part of the Arcadian contingent led by Agapenor in the Greek expedition against Troy.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 6, #16, 8), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Enispe is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Enispe is 5.24 au from the Sun and 6.21 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 42168 |
| Provisional designation | 2001 CT13 |
| Orbit class | Jupiter Trojan |
| Diameter | 18.9 km (#2,364 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.136 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 11.71 |
| Orbital period | 11.8 years |
| Semi-major axis | 5.19 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 4.89 – 5.48 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0567 |
| Inclination | 14.0° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 3.88 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 1 February 2001
- (24520) Abramson
- (24523) Sanaraoof
- (24524) Kevinhawkins
- (24526) Desai
- (24532) Csabakiss
- (25912) Recawkwell
- (27593) Oliviamarie
- (42175) Yuyang
- (42177) Bolin
- (43500) Chandler
- (43501) Oldroyd
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- (9454) Ardeishar
- (9458) Beaumont
- (9459) Gracecai
- (9461) Cotingkeh
- (9463) Criscione
- (9465) Fergusonsam
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