(315941) Elenagomez Jupiter Trojan
Discovered on 3 October 2008 by OAM at La Sagra.
Elena Gómez Servera (b. 1985) is the only Spanish artistic gymnast to have been world champion, winning the gold floor medal at the 2002 World Championships in Hungary. She has won 11 medals in official international competitions, a record for a Spanish female gymnast. She was a member of the Spanish team that finished fifth at the 2004 Athens Olympics.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 5, #4, 34), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Elenagomez is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Elenagomez is 6.14 au from the Sun and 7.14 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 315941 |
| Provisional designation | 2008 TE91 |
| Orbit class | Jupiter Trojan |
| Diameter | 8.05 km (#6,526 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0750 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.17 |
| Orbital period | 12.1 years |
| Semi-major axis | 5.26 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 4.36 – 6.15 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.170 |
| Inclination | 2.34° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 3.37 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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