(36624) Ablerus Jupiter Trojan
Discovered on 31 August 2000 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Ablerus was a Trojan warrior mentioned in Homer’s Iliad. He was killed by Antilochus, son of Nestor, during the fighting before Troy.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 6, #16, 8), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Ablerus is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Ablerus is 5.20 au from the Sun and 4.55 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 36624 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 QA157 |
| Orbit class | Jupiter Trojan |
| Diameter | 32.1 km (#1,273 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0520 |
| Rotation period | 8.53 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 11.63 |
| Orbital period | 11.7 years |
| Semi-major axis | 5.15 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 5.04 – 5.26 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0210 |
| Inclination | 26.3° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 4.03 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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