(11252) Laertes Jupiter Trojan
Discovered on 19 September 1973 by van Houten, C. J., van Houten-Groeneveld, I., Gehrels, T. at Palomar.
Laërtes, king of Ithaca, was the son of Arcisius, who in turn was a son of Zeus. Laërtes was the husband of Anticleia and father of Odysseus.Naming citation (20000124/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Laertes is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Laertes is 5.26 au from the Sun and 6.24 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 11252 |
| Provisional designation | 1973 SA2 |
| Orbit class | Jupiter Trojan |
| Diameter | 41.1 km (#941 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0600 |
| Rotation period | 9.15 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 10.67 |
| Orbital period | 11.7 years |
| Semi-major axis | 5.14 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 4.99 – 5.29 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0299 |
| Inclination | 5.86° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 4.00 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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