(134419) Hippothous Jupiter Trojan
Discovered on 28 June 1998 by E. W. Elst at La Silla.
Hippothous, one of the sons of King Priam, was cursed together with his brothers by their angry father, as being disgraceful, prancing masters of the dance floor, who steal lambs and goats from their own people, because Hektor had been killed instead of them.Naming citation (20100726/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Hippothous is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Hippothous is 6.10 au from the Sun and 5.34 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 134419 |
| Provisional designation | 1998 MV47 |
| Orbit class | Jupiter Trojan |
| Diameter | 17.4 km (#2,599 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0700 |
| Rotation period | 7.56 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 12.49 |
| Orbital period | 12.0 years |
| Semi-major axis | 5.23 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 4.30 – 6.16 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.178 |
| Inclination | 8.39° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 3.29 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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