(9431) Pytho Jupiter Trojan
Discovered on 12 August 1996 by Farra d'Isonzo at Farra d'Isonzo.
Pytho was a rocky Phocian towns that contributed to the forty ships in the Greek armada led by Schedius and Epistrophus.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 1, #12, 7), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Pytho is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Pytho is 5.54 au from the Sun and 6.52 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 9431 |
| Provisional designation | 1996 PS1 |
| Orbit class | Jupiter Trojan |
| Diameter | 38.4 km (#1,020 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0760 |
| Rotation period | 19.9 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 10.64 |
| Orbital period | 11.6 years |
| Semi-major axis | 5.12 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 4.68 – 5.56 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0850 |
| Inclination | 21.3° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 3.69 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.