(1390) Abastumani Outer Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 3 October 1935 by P. F. Shajn at Simeis.

Where Abastumani is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Abastumani is 3.49 au from the Sun and 3.81 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number1390
Provisional designation1935 TA
Orbit classOuter Main-belt Asteroid
Diameter95.8 km (#258 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.0330
Rotation period26.5 hours
Spectral typeP
Absolute magnitude (H)9.16
Orbital period6.38 years
Semi-major axis3.44 au
Perihelion – aphelion3.31 – 3.57 au
Eccentricity0.0370
Inclination19.9°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)2.32 au

Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.

Also discovered on 3 October 1935

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