(4068) Menestheus Jupiter Trojan
Discovered on 19 September 1973 by van Houten, C. J., van Houten-Groeneveld, I., Gehrels, T. at Palomar.
Where Menestheus is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Menestheus is 4.88 au from the Sun and 5.85 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 4068 |
| Provisional designation | 1973 SW |
| Orbit class | Jupiter Trojan |
| Diameter | 67.6 km (#493 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0610 |
| Rotation period | 14.3 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 9.63 |
| Orbital period | 11.6 years |
| Semi-major axis | 5.13 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 4.75 – 5.51 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0742 |
| Inclination | 17.6° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 3.78 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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