(23383) Schedios Jupiter Trojan

Discovered on 25 September 1973 by van Houten, C. J., van Houten-Groeneveld, I., Gehrels, T. at Palomar.

Schedios came together with his brother Epistrophos from Phokis to fight against Troy.Naming citation (20010705/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL

Where Schedios is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Schedios is 5.30 au from the Sun and 6.27 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number23383
Provisional designation5146 T-2
Orbit classJupiter Trojan
Absolute magnitude (H)11.92
Orbital period11.8 years
Semi-major axis5.17 au
Perihelion – aphelion4.61 – 5.73 au
Eccentricity0.108
Inclination10.8°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)3.64 au

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

Also discovered on 25 September 1973

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