(369010) Ira Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 18 July 2007 by V. Biryukov V. Rumyantsev at Simeiz.

Irina Rumyantseva (b. 1969) is a engineer at the Crimean Astrophysical Observatory. Irina is a specialist in the processing of observations of space debris. She is the wife of the discoverer.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 5, #15, 13), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL

Where Ira is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Ira is 3.83 au from the Sun and 4.62 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number369010
Provisional designation2007 OK2
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Absolute magnitude (H)15.77
Orbital period5.57 years
Semi-major axis3.14 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.14 – 4.14 au
Eccentricity0.318
Inclination20.5°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.26 au

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

Also named after someone called Irina

Also discovered on 18 July 2007