(24451) Molion Jupiter Trojan
Discovered on 28 August 2000 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Molion was a squire to Thymbraeus, one of the sons of Laocoon. Molion was killed by Odysseus.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 5, #5, 22), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Molion is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Molion is 5.07 au from the Sun and 4.51 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 24451 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 QS104 |
| Orbit class | Jupiter Trojan |
| Diameter | 40.7 km (#955 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0890 |
| Rotation period | 17.2 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 10.35 |
| Orbital period | 12.1 years |
| Semi-major axis | 5.28 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 4.59 – 5.96 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.129 |
| Inclination | 21.4° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 3.61 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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