(4867) Polites Jupiter Trojan
Discovered on 27 September 1989 by C. S. Shoemaker at Palomar.
Where Polites is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Polites is 5.27 au from the Sun and 4.86 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 4867 |
| Provisional designation | 1989 SZ |
| Orbit class | Jupiter Trojan |
| Diameter | 57.3 km (#634 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0710 |
| Rotation period | 11.2 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 9.96 |
| Orbital period | 11.8 years |
| Semi-major axis | 5.17 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 5.08 – 5.27 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0182 |
| Inclination | 27.2° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 4.12 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.