(58084) Hiketaon Jupiter Trojan

Discovered on 17 October 1977 by van Houten, C. J., van Houten-Groeneveld, I., Gehrels, T. at Palomar.

Hiketaon was one of the old wise Trojan men and a member of the senate.Naming citation (20030806/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL

Where Hiketaon is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Hiketaon is 4.83 au from the Sun and 4.32 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number58084
Provisional designation1197 T-3
Orbit classJupiter Trojan
Absolute magnitude (H)12.8
Orbital period11.8 years
Semi-major axis5.18 au
Perihelion – aphelion4.47 – 5.89 au
Eccentricity0.137
Inclination7.96°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)3.48 au

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

Also discovered on 17 October 1977

More named asteroids discovered by van Houten, C. J., van Houten-Groeneveld, I., Gehrels, T.