(4791) Iphidamas Jupiter Trojan

Discovered on 14 August 1988 by C. S. Shoemaker at Palomar.

Where Iphidamas is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Iphidamas is 4.91 au from the Sun and 4.26 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number4791
Provisional designation1988 PB1
Orbit classJupiter Trojan
Diameter49.5 km (#760 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.0790
Rotation period9.70 hours
Absolute magnitude (H)10.02
Orbital period11.7 years
Semi-major axis5.15 au
Perihelion – aphelion4.91 – 5.39 au
Eccentricity0.0463
Inclination26.0°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)3.93 au

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

Also discovered on 14 August 1988

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