(9430) Erichthonios Jupiter Trojan
Discovered on 17 April 1996 by E. W. Elst at La Silla.
Erichthonios was the son of Dardanos and the father of Tros.Naming citation (20030106/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Erichthonios is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Erichthonios is 5.45 au from the Sun and 4.67 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 9430 |
| Provisional designation | 1996 HU10 |
| Orbit class | Jupiter Trojan |
| Diameter | 27.5 km (#1,515 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0770 |
| Rotation period | 26.3 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 11.45 |
| Orbital period | 12.0 years |
| Semi-major axis | 5.25 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 4.97 – 5.53 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0532 |
| Inclination | 1.00° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 3.95 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 17 April 1996
- (7537) Solvay
- (8116) Jeanperrin
- (8308) Julie-Melissa
- (9664) Brueghel
- (13177) Hansschmidt
- (13644) Lynnanderson
- (15364) Kenglover
- (15861) Ispahan
- (16730) Nijisseiki
- (16731) Mitsumata
- (18493) Demoleon
- (23617) Duna
More named asteroids discovered by E. W. Elst
- (3631) Sigyn
- (3784) Chopin
- (3870) Mayre
- (3903) Kliment Ohridski
- (3910) Liszt
- (3912) Troja
- (3918) Brel
- (4038) Kristina
- (4226) Damiaan
- (4342) Freud
- (4344) Buxtehude
- (4345) Rachmaninoff
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