(4534) Rimskij-Korsakov Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 6 August 1986 by N. S. Chernykh at Nauchnyj.

Where Rimskij-Korsakov is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Rimskij-Korsakov is 2.98 au from the Sun and 3.64 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number4534
Provisional designation1986 PV4
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter15.8 km (#2,930 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.0640
Rotation period11.6 hours
Spectral typeCb
Absolute magnitude (H)12.89
Orbital period4.70 years
Semi-major axis2.80 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.32 – 3.29 au
Eccentricity0.174
Inclination7.25°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.31 au

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

Also discovered on 6 August 1986

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