(29081) Krymradio Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 27 September 1978 by L. I. Chernykh at Nauchnyj.
This minor planet is being named on the occasion of the eightieth anniversary of the “Crimean radio”, which broadcasts in seven languages. The naming honors its tireless employees, high-quality experts, winners of international prizes and competitions of journalistic skill.Naming citation (20100923/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Krymradio is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Krymradio is 2.73 au from the Sun and 3.60 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 29081 |
| Provisional designation | 1978 SC5 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 2.97 km (#15,292 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.289 |
| Rotation period | 4.93 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.11 |
| Orbital period | 3.79 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.43 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.95 – 2.92 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.199 |
| Inclination | 2.22° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.948 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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