(4543) Phoinix Jupiter Trojan

Discovered on 2 February 1989 by C. S. Shoemaker at Palomar.

Where Phoinix is today

MercuryVenusEarthEarthMarsMarsJupiterJupiterPhoinixPhoinix

Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Phoinix is 5.63 au from the Sun and 6.57 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number4543
Provisional designation1989 CQ1
Orbit classJupiter Trojan
Diameter63.8 km (#540 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.0570
Rotation period38.9 hours
Absolute magnitude (H)9.74
Orbital period11.7 years
Semi-major axis5.15 au
Perihelion – aphelion4.65 – 5.65 au
Eccentricity0.0968
Inclination14.7°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)3.70 au

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

Also discovered on 2 February 1989

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