(5012) Eurymedon Jupiter Trojan
Discovered on 17 October 1960 by van Houten, C. J., van Houten-Groeneveld, I., Gehrels, T. at Palomar.
Where Eurymedon is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Eurymedon is 5.71 au from the Sun and 6.66 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 5012 |
| Provisional designation | 9507 P-L |
| Orbit class | Jupiter Trojan |
| Diameter | 37.0 km (#1,073 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0820 |
| Rotation period | 46.0 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 10.62 |
| Orbital period | 12.1 years |
| Semi-major axis | 5.26 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 4.82 – 5.71 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0849 |
| Inclination | 4.99° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 3.82 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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