▁myth ology . ▁On ▁the ▁same ▁night , ▁the ▁same ▁group ▁also ▁discovered ▁ 1 8 6 8 ▁Th ers ites . ▁ ▁Or bit ▁and ▁classification ▁▁ ▁Phil oct etes ▁or bits ▁in ▁the ▁ ▁L agr ang ian ▁point ▁of ▁the ▁Sun – J up iter ▁system , ▁in ▁the ▁" G reek ▁Camp " ▁of ▁Tro jan ▁astero ids . ▁It ▁or bits ▁the ▁Sun ▁at ▁a ▁distance ▁of ▁ 4 . 9 – 5 . 6   AU ▁once ▁every ▁ 1 1 ▁years ▁and ▁ 1 1 ▁months ▁( 4 , 3 5 3 ▁days ). ▁Its ▁orbit ▁has ▁an ▁ecc ent ric ity ▁of ▁ 0 . 0 7 ▁and ▁an ▁incl ination ▁of ▁ 4 ° ▁with ▁respect ▁to ▁the ▁e cli ptic . ▁ ▁Phys ical ▁characteristics ▁▁ ▁According ▁to ▁the ▁survey ▁carried ▁out ▁by ▁NASA ' s ▁W ide - field ▁Inf ra red ▁Survey ▁Explorer ▁with ▁its ▁subsequent ▁NE OW I SE ▁mission , ▁Phil oct etes ▁measures ▁ 2 2 . 7 ▁kilom eters ▁in ▁diameter , ▁and ▁its ▁surface ▁has ▁an ▁al bed o ▁of ▁ 0 . 1 0 4 . ▁ ▁As ▁of ▁ 2 0 1 7 , ▁the ▁body ' s ▁rotation ▁period ▁and ▁shape ▁remain ▁unknown . ▁ ▁Survey ▁design ation ▁▁ ▁The ▁survey ▁design ation ▁P - L ▁stands ▁for ▁Pal om ar – Le iden , ▁named ▁after ▁Pal om ar ▁Observ atory ▁and ▁Le iden ▁Observ atory , ▁which ▁collabor ated ▁on ▁the