(5266) Rauch Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 29 September 1973 by van Houten, C. J., van Houten-Groeneveld, I., Gehrels, T. at Palomar.

Where Rauch is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Rauch is 3.06 au from the Sun and 2.73 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number5266
Provisional designation4047 T-2
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter10.8 km (#4,668 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.0660
Absolute magnitude (H)13.8
Orbital period4.48 years
Semi-major axis2.72 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.37 – 3.07 au
Eccentricity0.128
Inclination15.7°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.42 au

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

Also discovered on 29 September 1973

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