(5731) Zeus Apollo
Discovered on 4 November 1988 by Shoemaker, C. S., Shoemaker, E. M. at Palomar.
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Where Zeus is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Zeus is 1.15 au from the Sun and 2.11 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 5731 |
| Provisional designation | 1988 VP4 |
| Orbit class | Apollo · near-Earth |
| Diameter | 5.23 km (#10,178 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0310 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.47 |
| Orbital period | 3.41 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.27 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 0.787 – 3.74 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.652 |
| Inclination | 11.2° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.0649 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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