(11397) Eriopis Jupiter Trojan
Discovered on 15 December 1998 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Eriopis was the mother of Aias, also known as Ajax the Lesser.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 5, #5, 21), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Eriopis is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Eriopis is 5.59 au from the Sun and 6.52 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 11397 |
| Provisional designation | 1998 XX93 |
| Orbit class | Jupiter Trojan |
| Diameter | 45.4 km (#849 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0780 |
| Rotation period | 11.4 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 10.19 |
| Orbital period | 12.1 years |
| Semi-major axis | 5.28 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 4.95 – 5.61 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0625 |
| Inclination | 21.0° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 3.97 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 15 December 1998
- (11191) Paskvic
- (11395) Iphinous
- (14189) Sevre
- (14190) Soldan
- (21601) Aias
- (25309) Chrisauer
- (26345) Gedankien
- (28196) Szeged
- (29674) Rausal
- (29675) Ippolitonievo
- (29687) Mohdreza
- (29690) Nistala
More named asteroids discovered by LINEAR
- (7904) Morrow
- (8744) Cilla
- (8745) Delaney
- (8954) Baral
- (9126) Samcoulson
- (9243) Alag
- (9454) Ardeishar
- (9458) Beaumont
- (9459) Gracecai
- (9461) Cotingkeh
- (9463) Criscione
- (9465) Fergusonsam
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