(5436) Eumelos Jupiter Trojan
Discovered on 20 February 1990 by Shoemaker, C. S., Shoemaker, E. M. at Palomar.
Where Eumelos is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Eumelos is 5.12 au from the Sun and 6.11 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 5436 |
| Provisional designation | 1990 DK |
| Orbit class | Jupiter Trojan |
| Diameter | 37.7 km (#1,044 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0860 |
| Rotation period | 38.4 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 10.47 |
| Orbital period | 11.9 years |
| Semi-major axis | 5.20 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 4.80 – 5.61 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0782 |
| Inclination | 7.43° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 3.82 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 20 February 1990
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