(49036) Pelion Centaur

Discovered on 21 August 1998 by Whiteley, R. J., Tholen, D. J. at Mauna Kea.

Pelion is the mountain in Thessaly where the Centaurs were said to live.Naming citation (20030501/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL

Where Pelion is today

MercuryVenusEarthEarthMarsMarsJupiterJupiterSaturnSaturnUranusPelionPelion

Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Pelion is 22.1 au from the Sun and 21.4 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number49036
Provisional designation1998 QM107
Orbit classCentaur
Absolute magnitude (H)10.38
Orbital period89.7 years
Semi-major axis20.0 au
Perihelion – aphelion17.4 – 22.7 au
Eccentricity0.132
Inclination9.34°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)16.4 au

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

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