(659) Nestor Jupiter Trojan
Discovered on 23 March 1908 by M. F. Wolf at Heidelberg.
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Where Nestor is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Nestor is 5.70 au from the Sun and 6.64 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 659 |
| Provisional designation | A908 FE |
| Orbit class | Jupiter Trojan |
| Diameter | 112 km (#187 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0350 |
| Rotation period | 16.0 hours |
| Spectral type | XC |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 8.69 |
| Orbital period | 11.8 years |
| Semi-major axis | 5.17 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 4.57 – 5.77 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.116 |
| Inclination | 4.52° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 3.56 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.