(23135) Pheidas Jupiter Trojan
Discovered on 7 January 2000 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Pheidas was an Athenian warrior who fought to prevent Hektor from reaching the Greek ships.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 1, #1, 13), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Pheidas is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Pheidas is 5.12 au from the Sun and 6.08 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 23135 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 AN146 |
| Orbit class | Jupiter Trojan |
| Diameter | 66.2 km (#506 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0440 |
| Rotation period | 8.69 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 9.99 |
| Orbital period | 12.1 years |
| Semi-major axis | 5.28 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 5.00 – 5.55 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0523 |
| Inclination | 17.3° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 4.06 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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