(29314) Eurydamas Jupiter Trojan

Discovered on 8 February 1994 by E. W. Elst at La Silla.

Eurydamas was a Trojan priest and an interpreter of dreams.Naming citation (20120406/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL

Where Eurydamas is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Eurydamas is 5.65 au from the Sun and 5.17 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number29314
Provisional designation1994 CR18
Orbit classJupiter Trojan
Diameter21.4 km (#2,036 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.140
Rotation period15.0 hours
Absolute magnitude (H)11.58
Orbital period12.2 years
Semi-major axis5.30 au
Perihelion – aphelion4.91 – 5.69 au
Eccentricity0.0740
Inclination15.2°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)3.91 au

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

Also discovered on 8 February 1994

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