(188847) Rhipeus Jupiter Trojan
Discovered on 23 March 2006 by Calvin College at Calvin-Rehoboth.
According to Virgil, Rhipeus died fighting alongside Aeneas in the fall of Troy. The poet says that Rhipeus was “the single most just man among the Trojans and the best preserver of fairness, but the gods thought otherwise”. In the Paradiso, Dante places him in the sphere of Jupiter in the eye of the eagle.Naming citation (20080819/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Rhipeus is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Rhipeus is 5.12 au from the Sun and 4.33 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 188847 |
| Provisional designation | 2006 FT9 |
| Orbit class | Jupiter Trojan |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.87 |
| Orbital period | 11.8 years |
| Semi-major axis | 5.17 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 4.85 – 5.50 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0629 |
| Inclination | 7.10° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 3.87 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.