(22227) Polyxenos Jupiter Trojan
Discovered on 25 September 1973 by van Houten, C. J., van Houten-Groeneveld, I., Gehrels, T. at Palomar.
Polyxenos came from Elis and fought against the Trojans.Naming citation (20010705/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Polyxenos is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Polyxenos is 5.41 au from the Sun and 6.39 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 22227 |
| Provisional designation | 5030 T-2 |
| Orbit class | Jupiter Trojan |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 12.02 |
| Orbital period | 11.9 years |
| Semi-major axis | 5.23 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 4.53 – 5.93 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.134 |
| Inclination | 11.0° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 3.54 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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