(11488) Zeleia Jupiter Trojan
Discovered on 14 September 1988 by S. J. Bus at Cerro Tololo.
Zeleia was a town beneath Mount Ida whose warriors, led by Pandaros, fought among the allies of Troy in Homer’s Iliad.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 6, #16, 5), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Zeleia is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Zeleia is 5.12 au from the Sun and 4.78 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 11488 |
| Provisional designation | 1988 RM11 |
| Orbit class | Jupiter Trojan |
| Diameter | 22.2 km (#1,945 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.119 |
| Rotation period | 15.9 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 11.48 |
| Orbital period | 11.8 years |
| Semi-major axis | 5.19 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 5.00 – 5.39 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0372 |
| Inclination | 3.35° |
| 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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