(2674) Pandarus Jupiter Trojan

Discovered on 27 January 1982 by Oak Ridge Observatory at Harvard.

Where Pandarus is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Pandarus is 5.51 au from the Sun and 4.89 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number2674
Provisional designation1982 BC3
Orbit classJupiter Trojan
Diameter74.3 km (#430 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.0670
Rotation period8.48 hours
Spectral typeD
Absolute magnitude (H)9.09
Orbital period11.8 years
Semi-major axis5.20 au
Perihelion – aphelion4.84 – 5.56 au
Eccentricity0.0690
Inclination1.86°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)3.83 au

Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.

Also discovered on 27 January 1982

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