(545564) Sabonis Jupiter Trojan
Discovered on 23 August 2011 by I. Eglitis K. Äernis at Baldone.
Arvydas Sabonis (b. 1964) is a retired Lithuanian professional basketball player and businessman. Sabonis won a gold medal at the 1988 Summer Olympics, and bronze medals at the 1992 and 1996 Olympic Games.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 2, #8, 11), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Sabonis is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Sabonis is 5.19 au from the Sun and 4.58 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 545564 |
| Provisional designation | 2011 QA50 |
| Orbit class | Jupiter Trojan |
| Rotation period | 1.28 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.62 |
| Orbital period | 12.1 years |
| Semi-major axis | 5.27 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 5.01 – 5.53 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0491 |
| Inclination | 5.02° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 4.01 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.