(14792) Thyestes Jupiter Trojan
Discovered on 24 September 1973 by van Houten, C. J., van Houten-Groeneveld, I., Gehrels, T. at Palomar.
Thyestes was the son of Pelops and brother of Atreus. Atreus killed the children of Thyestes and gave them to Thyestes to eat. Because of this Thyestes cursed the family of Atreus.Naming citation (20010309/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Thyestes is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Thyestes is 5.61 au from the Sun and 6.59 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 14792 |
| Provisional designation | 1973 SG1 |
| Orbit class | Jupiter Trojan |
| Diameter | 19.2 km (#2,323 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.159 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 12.23 |
| Orbital period | 11.8 years |
| Semi-major axis | 5.19 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 4.76 – 5.62 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0830 |
| Inclination | 11.4° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 3.79 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.