(1791) Patsayev Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 4 September 1967 by T. M. Smirnova at Nauchnyj.

Where Patsayev is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Patsayev is 2.53 au from the Sun and 1.94 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number1791
Provisional designation1967 RE
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter29.4 km (#1,396 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.0340
Rotation period19.8 hours
Absolute magnitude (H)11.86
Orbital period4.55 years
Semi-major axis2.75 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.35 – 3.14 au
Eccentricity0.145
Inclination5.38°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.34 au

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

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