| Minor Planet Designation | 624 Hektor | | Asteroid Group | Trojans (Greek node) | | Orbital Period | 12 years, 26 days | | Distance from the Sun | Semi-Major Axis: 787,223,000 km (5.26 AU)
Perihelion: 769,277,000 km (5.14 AU)
Aphelion: 805,169,000 km (5.38 AU) | | Eccentricity | 0.0228 | | Diameter (Mean) | 250.0 kilometres (403km x 201km) | | Notes | An asteroid with a highly elongated shape (to the extent that it is thought that it might actually represent two asteroids in direct contact with one another), Hektor is the largest of the Trojan group, following the same orbital path as the planet Jupiter. It has a small moon, named Skamandrios. |
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