(4345) Rachmaninoff Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 11 February 1988 by E. W. Elst at La Silla.

Where Rachmaninoff is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Rachmaninoff is 2.87 au from the Sun and 2.11 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number4345
Provisional designation1988 CM2
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter9.51 km (#5,410 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.214
Rotation period4.48 hours
Absolute magnitude (H)12.7
Orbital period4.94 years
Semi-major axis2.90 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.79 – 3.01 au
Eccentricity0.0380
Inclination2.86°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.81 au

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

Also discovered on 11 February 1988

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