(2357) Phereclos Jupiter Trojan
Discovered on 1 January 1981 by E. Bowell at Anderson Mesa.
This Trojan planet is named for the skilled craftsman and builder of the ships that took Paris to Sparta. Phereclos was killed in battle by Meriones.Naming citation (MPC 6208), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Phereclos is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Phereclos is 5.47 au from the Sun and 4.91 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 2357 |
| Provisional designation | 1981 AC |
| Orbit class | Jupiter Trojan |
| Diameter | 94.6 km (#269 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0520 |
| Rotation period | 14.4 hours |
| Spectral type | D |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 8.98 |
| Orbital period | 11.9 years |
| Semi-major axis | 5.23 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 4.99 – 5.47 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0460 |
| Inclination | 2.67° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 3.97 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 1 January 1981
More named asteroids discovered by E. Bowell
- (2246) Bowell
- (2264) Sabrina
- (2270) Yazhi
- (2316) Jo-Ann
- (2356) Hirons
- (2383) Bradley
- (2409) Chapman
- (2410) Morrison
- (2411) Zellner
- (2421) Nininger
- (2432) Soomana
- (2433) Sootiyo
← (2356) Hirons · (2358) Bahner →