(24587) Kapaneus Jupiter Trojan
Discovered on 30 September 1973 by van Houten, C. J., van Houten-Groeneveld, I., Gehrels, T. at Palomar.
Kapaneus was the father of the Greek hero Sthenelos.Naming citation (20030318/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Kapaneus is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Kapaneus is 5.15 au from the Sun and 6.13 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 24587 |
| Provisional designation | 4613 T-2 |
| Orbit class | Jupiter Trojan |
| Diameter | 25.7 km (#1,633 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0810 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 11.52 |
| Orbital period | 11.8 years |
| Semi-major axis | 5.19 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 5.13 – 5.25 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0117 |
| Inclination | 29.0° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 4.14 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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