(55702) Thymoitos Jupiter Trojan
Discovered on 17 October 1977 by van Houten, C. J., van Houten-Groeneveld, I., Gehrels, T. at Palomar.
Thymoitos was one of the wisest old men and a member of the Trojan senate.Naming citation (20030806/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Thymoitos is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Thymoitos is 5.07 au from the Sun and 4.49 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 55702 |
| Provisional designation | 1302 T-3 |
| Orbit class | Jupiter Trojan |
| Diameter | 20.0 km (#2,207 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0770 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 12.34 |
| Orbital period | 12.0 years |
| Semi-major axis | 5.23 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 5.06 – 5.39 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0315 |
| Inclination | 9.34° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 4.08 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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