(34746) Thoon Jupiter Trojan
Discovered on 22 August 2001 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Thoon was a Trojan warrior killed by Odysseus.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 1, #1, 16), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Thoon is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Thoon is 5.26 au from the Sun and 4.59 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 34746 |
| Provisional designation | 2001 QE91 |
| Orbit class | Jupiter Trojan |
| Diameter | 61.7 km (#565 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0610 |
| Rotation period | 19.6 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 9.85 |
| Orbital period | 11.7 years |
| Semi-major axis | 5.15 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 4.96 – 5.34 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0372 |
| Inclination | 27.4° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 3.94 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 22 August 2001
- (32593) Crotty
- (32603) Ariaeppinger
- (34766) Everettkroll
- (82896) Vaubaillon
- (109435) Giraud
- (124398) Iraklisimonia