(9907) Oileus Jupiter Trojan
Discovered on 24 September 1960 by van Houten, C. J., van Houten-Groeneveld, I., Gehrels, T. at Palomar.
Oileus was the father of Ajax the Little. Next to Achilles, Ajax was the fastest-running Greek hero.Naming citation (19990402/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Oileus is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Oileus is 5.40 au from the Sun and 6.33 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 9907 |
| Provisional designation | 6541 P-L |
| Orbit class | Jupiter Trojan |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 11.63 |
| Orbital period | 12.0 years |
| Semi-major axis | 5.25 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 4.91 – 5.59 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0648 |
| Inclination | 8.16° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 3.94 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 24 September 1960
- (1743) Schmidt
- (1744) Harriet
- (1776) Kuiper
- (1777) Gehrels
- (1795) Woltjer
- (1808) Bellerophon
- (1809) Prometheus
- (1810) Epimetheus
- (1811) Bruwer
- (1812) Gilgamesh
- (1846) Bengt
- (1868) Thersites
More named asteroids discovered by van Houten, C. J., van Houten-Groeneveld, I., Gehrels, T.
- (1743) Schmidt
- (1744) Harriet
- (1776) Kuiper
- (1777) Gehrels
- (1778) Alfven
- (1795) Woltjer
- (1808) Bellerophon
- (1809) Prometheus
- (1810) Epimetheus
- (1811) Bruwer
- (1812) Gilgamesh
- (1813) Imhotep
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