(5511) Cloanthus Jupiter Trojan
Discovered on 8 October 1988 by Shoemaker, C. S., Shoemaker, E. M. at Palomar.
Where Cloanthus is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Cloanthus is 5.73 au from the Sun and 5.30 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 5511 |
| Provisional designation | 1988 TH1 |
| Orbit class | Jupiter Trojan |
| Diameter | 39.8 km (#978 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0930 |
| Rotation period | 336 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 10.34 |
| Orbital period | 12.1 years |
| Semi-major axis | 5.26 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 4.64 – 5.88 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.117 |
| Inclination | 11.2° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 3.64 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 8 October 1988
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- (3671) Dionysus
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- (3854) George
- (3880) Kaiserman
- (3927) Feliciaplatt
- (3977) Maxine
- (4151) Alanhale
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