(48373) Gorgythion Jupiter Trojan
Discovered on 16 October 1977 by van Houten, C. J., van Houten-Groeneveld, I., Gehrels, T. at Palomar.
Gorgythion, a bastard son of Priam, was killed by Teucer, who had tried to kill Hector, but the arrow hit Gorgythion.Naming citation (20030318/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Gorgythion is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Gorgythion is 5.36 au from the Sun and 5.03 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 48373 |
| Provisional designation | 2161 T-3 |
| Orbit class | Jupiter Trojan |
| Diameter | 20.3 km (#2,171 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0900 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 12.18 |
| Orbital period | 12.2 years |
| Semi-major axis | 5.30 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 5.24 – 5.36 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0109 |
| Inclination | 27.2° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 4.25 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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