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Discovery and designation
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| Discovered by | Cornelis Johannes van Houten, Ingrid van Houten-Groeneveld and Tom Gehrels |
| Discovery site | Palomar Observatory |
| Discovery date | September 19, 1973 |
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Designations
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| MPC designation | 5041 |
| Alternate name(s) | 1973 SW1 |
| Epoch May 14, 2008 | |
| Ap | 5.3361773 |
| Peri | 4.9798973 |
| Eccentricity | 0.0345364 |
| Orbital period | 4278.8309711 |
| Mean anomaly | 231.61695 |
| Inclination | 10.60301 |
| Longitude of ascending node | 29.89017 |
| Argument of peri | 105.22163 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 10.5 |
5041 Theotes (1973 SW1) is a Jupiter Trojan discovered on September 19, 1973 by Cornelis Johannes van Houten, Ingrid van Houten-Groeneveld and Tom Gehrels at Palomar Observatory.
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