(29080) Astrocourier Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 1 September 1978 by N. S. Chernykh at Nauchnyj.
The Eurasian Astronomical Society, created in 1990, is an affiliated member of the European Astronomical Society. The Society publishes Astronomical and Astrophysical Transactions and the electronic bulletin Astrocourier.Naming citation (20120703/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Astrocourier is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Astrocourier is 3.74 au from the Sun and 4.73 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 29080 |
| Provisional designation | 1978 RK |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 17.8 km (#2,533 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0670 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 12.64 |
| Orbital period | 5.59 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.15 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.56 – 3.74 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.188 |
| Inclination | 18.2° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.57 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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