18493 Demoleon

18493 Demoleon (provisional designation: 1996 HV₉) is a Jupiter Trojan minor planet. It was discovered by Eric Walter Elst at the La Silla Observatory in Chile on April 17, 1996. It is named after Demoleon, a mythological character struck by Achilles' spear during the Trojan War.

See also

• List of minor planets: 18001–19000

External links

• 18493 Demoleon at the JPL Small-Body Database

• Discovery · Orbit diagram · Orbital elements · Physical parameters