(9711) Zeletava Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 7 August 1972 by Wild, P., Bauersima, I. at Zimmerwald.
Bearing a 13:12:5 Pythagorean relationship to (8964) [Corvus] Corax and (3735) Třeboň, (9711) Želetava is a small Moravian town near the center of the hypotenuse of a similar triangle with short leg centered on Třeboň, Bohemia, and long leg running through Vranov (crow, Corvus), Moravia, and Raabs (raven, Corax), Austria.Naming citation (20000523/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Zeletava is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Zeletava is 3.33 au from the Sun and 4.23 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 9711 |
| Provisional designation | 1972 PA |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 11.9 km (#4,120 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.197 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 12.43 |
| Orbital period | 5.13 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.97 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.62 – 3.33 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.121 |
| Inclination | 8.73° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.63 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.