(43706) Iphiklos Jupiter Trojan
Discovered on 29 September 1973 by van Houten, C. J., van Houten-Groeneveld, I., Gehrels, T. at Palomar.
Iphiklos was the father of the Greek hero Podarkes from Phylake.Naming citation (20030318/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Iphiklos is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Iphiklos is 5.65 au from the Sun and 6.60 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 43706 |
| Provisional designation | 1416 T-2 |
| Orbit class | Jupiter Trojan |
| Diameter | 14.6 km (#3,222 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0690 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 12.49 |
| Orbital period | 11.8 years |
| Semi-major axis | 5.19 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 4.74 – 5.65 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0877 |
| Inclination | 13.4° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 3.75 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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