(18282) Ilos Jupiter Trojan
Discovered on 16 October 1977 by van Houten, C. J., van Houten-Groeneveld, I., Gehrels, T. at Palomar.
Ilos was the oldest son of Tros, and he built the citadel Ilion, also named Ilios. Ilos was the father of Laomedon and the grandfather of Priam.Naming citation (20010309/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Ilos is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Ilos is 5.02 au from the Sun and 4.58 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 18282 |
| Provisional designation | 4369 T-3 |
| Orbit class | Jupiter Trojan |
| Diameter | 15.4 km (#3,034 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0890 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 12.61 |
| Orbital period | 12.0 years |
| Semi-major axis | 5.23 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 4.83 – 5.63 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0766 |
| Inclination | 8.70° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 3.84 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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