(13049) Butov Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 15 September 1990 by L. V. Zhuravleva at Nauchnyj.
Anatolij Sergeevich Butov (b. 1939), an expert in the field of computing in transport economics, is the rector of the St. Petersburg State University for Water Communications.Naming citation (20020624/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Butov is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Butov is 2.92 au from the Sun and 3.40 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 13049 |
| Provisional designation | 1990 RF17 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 4.69 km (#11,249 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.462 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.41 |
| Orbital period | 4.13 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.57 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.15 – 2.99 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.163 |
| Inclination | 13.4° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.18 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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