(15094) Polymele Jupiter Trojan
Discovered on 17 November 1999 by CSS at Catalina.
Polymele is identified, according to Gaius Julius Hyginus (c. 64 B.C.E.--17 C.E.), as the wife of Menoetius and the mother of Patroclus.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2016-02-22), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Polymele is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Polymele is 5.65 au from the Sun and 6.62 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 15094 |
| Provisional designation | 1999 WB2 |
| Orbit class | Jupiter Trojan |
| Diameter | 21.1 km (#2,074 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0910 |
| Rotation period | 5.86 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 11.77 |
| Orbital period | 11.8 years |
| Semi-major axis | 5.19 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 4.69 – 5.69 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0959 |
| Inclination | 13.0° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 3.70 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.