(22180) Paeon Jupiter Trojan
Discovered on 19 December 2000 by LONEOS at Anderson Mesa.
Paeon was the father of Agastrophus who was killed in battle by Diomedes.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 5, #5, 22), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Paeon is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Paeon is 4.84 au from the Sun and 4.19 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 22180 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 YZ |
| Orbit class | Jupiter Trojan |
| Diameter | 39.8 km (#980 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.102 |
| Rotation period | 19.4 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 10.24 |
| Orbital period | 11.7 years |
| Semi-major axis | 5.17 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 4.80 – 5.54 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0712 |
| Inclination | 29.3° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 3.83 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.