(5476) Mulius Jupiter Trojan
Discovered on 2 October 1989 by S. J. Bus at Cerro Tololo.
Mulius was killed in battle by Achilles who drove his spear from one of Mulius' ears to the other.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 1, #12, 6), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Mulius is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Mulius is 5.42 au from the Sun and 5.01 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 5476 |
| Provisional designation | 1989 TO11 |
| Orbit class | Jupiter Trojan |
| Diameter | 35.1 km (#1,148 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0990 |
| Rotation period | 5.78 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 10.69 |
| Orbital period | 11.6 years |
| Semi-major axis | 5.12 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 4.74 – 5.50 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0739 |
| Inclination | 13.7° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 3.76 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 2 October 1989
- (4264) Karljosephine
- (5907) Rhigmus
- (7754) Gopalan
- (10512) Yamandu
- (10513) Mackie
- (11868) Kleinrichert
- (18343) Asja