Asteroid
Near-Earth
Zeus
5731 Zeus (1988 VP4)
Where is it now
- Distance from Sun
- 0.805 AU
- True anomaly
- 19.13°
- As of
- 29 August 2026
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Orbital elements
- Semi-major axis
- 2.265 AU
- Eccentricity
- 0.6525
- Inclination
- 11.2°
- Orbital period
- 3.41 years
- Perihelion
- 0.787 AU
- Aphelion
- 3.743 AU
- Longitude of ascending node
- 280.59°
- Argument of periapsis
- 218.45°
- Epoch · J2000
- 2461200.5
Physical properties
- Mean radius
- 2.62 km
Visual & observation
- Geometric albedo
- 0.031
- Absolute magnitude (H)
- 15.47
- Spectral type
- APO
Discovery & classification
Near-Earth Object
Named