(15913) Telemachus Jupiter Trojan
Discovered on 1 October 1997 by Uppsala-DLR Trojan Survey at La Silla.
Telemachus, son of Odysseus, was born just before the Trojan war started.Naming citation (20010309/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Telemachus is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Telemachus is 5.38 au from the Sun and 6.36 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 15913 |
| Provisional designation | 1997 TZ27 |
| Orbit class | Jupiter Trojan |
| Diameter | 16.7 km (#2,756 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.110 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 12.05 |
| Orbital period | 11.8 years |
| Semi-major axis | 5.19 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 4.88 – 5.50 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0595 |
| Inclination | 7.25° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 3.89 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.