(12974) Halitherses Jupiter Trojan
Discovered on 19 September 1973 by van Houten, C. J., van Houten-Groeneveld, I., Gehrels, T. at Palomar.
Halitherses was an augur in Ithaca. He went together with Telemachos to search for Odysseus. He was also a friend of Odysseus himself.Naming citation (20000523/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Halitherses is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Halitherses is 5.45 au from the Sun and 6.44 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 12974 |
| Provisional designation | 1973 SB2 |
| Orbit class | Jupiter Trojan |
| Diameter | 24.7 km (#1,711 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0870 |
| Rotation period | 6.97 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 11.43 |
| Orbital period | 11.8 years |
| Semi-major axis | 5.19 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 4.93 – 5.46 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0510 |
| Inclination | 7.60° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 3.93 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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