(348511) Zemaite Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 10 October 2005 by J. ZdanaviÄius K. Äernis at Moletai.
Žemaitė was the pen name of the Lithuanian writer Julija Beniuševičiūtė (1845–1921), who was one of the inspirations for the Lithuanian renaissance at the beginning of the 20th century.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 2, #4, 10), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Zemaite is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Zemaite is 2.02 au from the Sun and 2.84 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 348511 |
| Provisional designation | 2005 TP186 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 1.73 km (#17,256 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0710 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 17.58 |
| Orbital period | 3.33 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.23 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.97 – 2.49 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.116 |
| Inclination | 3.86° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.988 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.