2629 Rudra
| Discovery | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | C. Kowal |
| Discovery site | Palomar |
| Discovery date | 13 September 1980 |
| Designations | |
| MPC designation | 2629 |
Named after | Rudra |
| 1980 RB1 | |
| Mars crosser[1] | |
| Orbital characteristics[1] | |
| Epoch 13 January 2016 (JD 2457400.5) | |
| Uncertainty parameter 0 | |
| Observation arc | 62.16 yr (22703 days) |
| Aphelion | 2.1389937 AU (319.98890 Gm) |
| Perihelion | 1.3414559 AU (200.67895 Gm) |
| 1.740225 AU (260.3340 Gm) | |
| Eccentricity | 0.2291479 |
| 2.30 yr (838.51 d) | |
| 203.14806° | |
| 0° 25m 45.605s / day | |
| Inclination | 23.44308° |
| 343.46746° | |
| 280.67043° | |
| Earth MOID | 0.483579 AU (72.3424 Gm) |
| Jupiter MOID | 3.20099 AU (478.861 Gm) |
| Jupiter Tisserand parameter | 4.023 |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Dimensions | 3 – 6 km[2] |
| 123.1714 h (5.13214 d) | |
| 15.0[1] | |
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2629 Rudra (1980 RB1) is a Mars-crossing asteroid discovered on September 13, 1980 by C. Kowal at Palomar.[1] With an absolute magnitude of 14.9,[1] the asteroid is about 3–6 km in diameter.[2] The asteroid will pass about 0.08 AU (12,000,000 km; 7,400,000 mi) from Mars on 2023-Jun-12 and 2179-Jul-23.[1]
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 "JPL Small-Body Database Browser: 2629 Rudra (1980 RB1)". Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Retrieved 15 April 2016.
- 1 2 "Absolute Magnitude (H)". NASA/JPL. Retrieved 2014-06-25.
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