(3317) Paris Jupiter Trojan
Discovered on 26 May 1984 by Shoemaker, C. S., Shoemaker, E. M. at Palomar.
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Where Paris is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Paris is 5.79 au from the Sun and 5.41 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 3317 |
| Provisional designation | 1984 KF |
| Orbit class | Jupiter Trojan |
| Diameter | 119 km (#162 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0550 |
| Rotation period | 7.08 hours |
| Spectral type | T |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 8.41 |
| Orbital period | 12.0 years |
| Semi-major axis | 5.23 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 4.56 – 5.89 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.127 |
| Inclination | 27.9° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 3.57 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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