(4130) Ramanujan Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 17 February 1988 by R. Rajamohan at Kavalur.

Where Ramanujan is today

MercuryVenusEarthEarthMarsMarsRamanujanRamanujan

Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Ramanujan is 2.94 au from the Sun and 3.81 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number4130
Provisional designation1988 DQ1
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter12.8 km (#3,773 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.0950
Rotation period5.94 hours
Absolute magnitude (H)12.45
Orbital period5.34 years
Semi-major axis3.05 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.94 – 3.17 au
Eccentricity0.0364
Inclination9.78°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.95 au

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

Also discovered on 17 February 1988

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