Eurybates

Eurybates — asteroid, explore its interactive 3D model in Cosmoscope.

Explore Eurybates in a live 3D Solar System. Follow its calculated motion and inspect real astronomical data, distances and orbital facts.

The largest piece of an ancient collision in Jupiter’s leading Trojan swarm. NASA’s Lucy spacecraft flies past it and its tiny moon Queta in 2027.

Diameter

~64 km

Discovered

1973 — Cornelis J. van Houten, Palomar

Class

Jupiter Trojan — 60° ahead of Jupiter (L4)

Moon

Queta, ~1 km, found by Hubble in 2018 (not shown)

Lucy flyby

August 2027

Shape

Illustrative; not a measured shape model

Explore Eurybates in 3D

Cosmoscope places Eurybates in the Solar System using astronomical ephemeris or orbital elements, updated for the simulation time. Explore its calculated motion, distance and orbital facts in the interactive 3D view. Accuracy depends on the orbital model and its valid time range.