Polites is a large asteroid that shares Jupiter's orbit around the sun. NASA JPL has not classified Polites as potentially hazardous because its orbit does not bring it close to Earth.
Polites orbits the sun every 4,300 days (11.77 years), coming as close as 5.08 AU and reaching as far as 5.27 AU from the sun. Polites is about 57.3 kilometers in diameter, making it larger than 99% of asteroids, comparable in size to the U.S. state of Rhode Island.
The rotation of Polites has been observed. It completes a rotation on its axis every 11.24 hours.
Polites's orbit is 4.12 AU from Earth's orbit at its closest point. This means that there is an extremely wide berth between this asteroid and Earth at all times.
Orbital simulations conducted by NASA JPL's CNEOS do not show any close approaches to Earth.
Polites's orbit is determined by observations dating back to Sept. 10, 1988. It was last officially observed on July 4, 2023. The IAU Minor Planet Center records 2,755 observations used to determine its orbit.
The position of Polites is indicated by a ◯ pink circle. Note that the object may not be in your current field of view. Use the controls below to adjust position, location, and time.