(6997) Laomedon Jupiter Trojan
Discovered on 16 October 1977 by van Houten, C. J., van Houten-Groeneveld, I., Gehrels, T. at Palomar.
Named for Laomedon, king of Troy and father of Priam and Tithonus.Naming citation (19960828/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Laomedon is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Laomedon is 5.70 au from the Sun and 5.08 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 6997 |
| Provisional designation | 3104 T-3 |
| Orbit class | Jupiter Trojan |
| Diameter | 37.5 km (#1,051 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0870 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 10.59 |
| Orbital period | 11.8 years |
| Semi-major axis | 5.18 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 4.66 – 5.70 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.101 |
| Inclination | 19.1° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 3.69 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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