(1796) Riga Outer Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 16 May 1966 by N. S. Chernykh at Nauchnyj.
Where Riga is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Riga is 3.25 au from the Sun and 4.09 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 1796 |
| Provisional designation | 1966 KB |
| Orbit class | Outer Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 68.2 km (#488 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0440 |
| Rotation period | 22.2 hours |
| Spectral type | XFCU |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 9.86 |
| Orbital period | 6.17 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.36 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 3.19 – 3.54 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0514 |
| Inclination | 22.5° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 2.20 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.