(13650) Perimedes Jupiter Trojan
Discovered on 4 October 1996 by E. W. Elst at La Silla.
Perimedes was the father of Schedios, the commander of the Phocians on the battlefield of Troy.Naming citation (20100330/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Perimedes is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Perimedes is 5.52 au from the Sun and 6.47 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 13650 |
| Provisional designation | 1996 TN49 |
| Orbit class | Jupiter Trojan |
| Diameter | 21.6 km (#2,004 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0860 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 11.9 |
| Orbital period | 12.0 years |
| Semi-major axis | 5.24 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 4.72 – 5.76 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0990 |
| Inclination | 10.7° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 3.75 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 4 October 1996
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- (3912) Troja
- (3918) Brel
- (4038) Kristina
- (4226) Damiaan
- (4342) Freud
- (4344) Buxtehude
- (4345) Rachmaninoff
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