(3548) Eurybates Jupiter Trojan

Discovered on 19 September 1973 by van Houten, C. J., van Houten-Groeneveld, I., Gehrels, T. at Palomar.

Where Eurybates is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Eurybates is 5.58 au from the Sun and 6.55 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number3548
Provisional designation1973 SO
Orbit classJupiter Trojan
Diameter63.9 km (#538 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.0520
Rotation period8.71 hours
Absolute magnitude (H)9.79
Orbital period11.9 years
Semi-major axis5.22 au
Perihelion – aphelion4.74 – 5.69 au
Eccentricity0.0906
Inclination8.05°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)3.76 au

Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.

Also discovered on 19 September 1973

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