(18060) Zarex Jupiter Trojan
Discovered on 8 December 1999 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Zarex, a grandson of Chiron, married Rhoeo after she arrived on Delos and became the step-father of Anius.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 1, #1, 12), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Zarex is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Zarex is 5.41 au from the Sun and 6.39 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 18060 |
| Provisional designation | 1999 XJ156 |
| Orbit class | Jupiter Trojan |
| Diameter | 36.4 km (#1,092 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0530 |
| Rotation period | 15.5 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 11.15 |
| Orbital period | 11.6 years |
| Semi-major axis | 5.13 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 4.84 – 5.41 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0562 |
| Inclination | 6.64° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 3.84 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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