(4035) Thestor Jupiter Trojan
Discovered on 22 November 1986 by Suzuki, K., Urata, T. at Toyota.
Thestor was a grandson of Apollo and the father of Kalchas.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 1, #1, 9), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Thestor is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Thestor is 5.37 au from the Sun and 6.33 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 4035 |
| Provisional designation | 1986 WD |
| Orbit class | Jupiter Trojan |
| Diameter | 68.7 km (#481 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0540 |
| Rotation period | 13.5 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 9.53 |
| Orbital period | 12.1 years |
| Semi-major axis | 5.27 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 4.98 – 5.57 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0558 |
| Inclination | 12.1° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 4.00 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.