(24420) Thasos Jupiter Trojan
Discovered on 29 January 2000 by Spacewatch at Kitt Peak.
Thasos was one of three sons of Anius. He was devoured by a pack of dogs on his home island of Delos.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 1, #1, 14), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Thasos is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Thasos is 5.21 au from the Sun and 6.20 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 24420 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 BU22 |
| Orbit class | Jupiter Trojan |
| Diameter | 21.7 km (#1,995 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.113 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 11.55 |
| Orbital period | 12.2 years |
| Semi-major axis | 5.30 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 4.99 – 5.62 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0593 |
| Inclination | 8.48° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 4.00 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.