(22222) Hodios Jupiter Trojan
Discovered on 30 September 1973 by van Houten, C. J., van Houten-Groeneveld, I., Gehrels, T. at Palomar.
The Greek herald Hodios went together with the other Greek herald Eurybates and Odysseus and Phoenix to Achilles to persuade Achilles to stop his quarrel with Agamemnon and fight the Trojans again.Naming citation (20010705/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Hodios is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Hodios is 5.19 au from the Sun and 6.18 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 22222 |
| Provisional designation | 3156 T-2 |
| Orbit class | Jupiter Trojan |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 12.58 |
| Orbital period | 11.4 years |
| Semi-major axis | 5.08 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 4.85 – 5.30 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0443 |
| Inclination | 2.40° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 3.86 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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