(9694) Lycomedes Jupiter Trojan
Discovered on 26 September 1960 by van Houten, C. J., van Houten-Groeneveld, I., Gehrels, T. at Palomar.
Lycomedes was king of Scyros during the Trojan war. At his court Thetis hid her son Achilles, dressed in girl's clothes to save him from the Trojan war. He was found by Odysseus.Naming citation (19990402/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Lycomedes is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Lycomedes is 5.19 au from the Sun and 6.14 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 9694 |
| Provisional designation | 6581 P-L |
| Orbit class | Jupiter Trojan |
| Diameter | 31.7 km (#1,289 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.101 |
| Rotation period | 18.2 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 10.78 |
| Orbital period | 11.4 years |
| Semi-major axis | 5.07 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 4.89 – 5.25 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0350 |
| Inclination | 4.95° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 3.90 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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