(624) Hektor Jupiter Trojan
Discovered on 10 February 1907 by A. Kopff at Heidelberg.
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Where Hektor is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Hektor is 5.17 au from the Sun and 6.15 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 624 |
| Provisional designation | A907 CF |
| Orbit class | Jupiter Trojan |
| Diameter | 225 km (#17 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0250 |
| Rotation period | 6.92 hours |
| Spectral type | D |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 7.32 |
| Orbital period | 12.1 years |
| Semi-major axis | 5.28 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 5.15 – 5.41 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0243 |
| Inclination | 18.1° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 4.16 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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- (591) Irmgard
- (593) Titania
- (595) Polyxena
- (596) Scheila
- (606) Brangane
- (607) Jenny
- (608) Adolfine
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