(118102) Rinjani Inner Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 16 October 1977 by van Houten, C. J., van Houten-Groeneveld, I., Gehrels, T. at Palomar.
This Hungaria minor planet is named for the 3726-m active volcano Rinjani, situated in Indonesia on the island of Lombok.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2014-02-14), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Rinjani is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Rinjani is 1.99 au from the Sun and 2.82 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 118102 |
| Provisional designation | 2254 T-3 |
| Orbit class | Inner Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 16.41 |
| Orbital period | 2.67 years |
| Semi-major axis | 1.92 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.80 – 2.05 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0631 |
| Inclination | 21.7° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.807 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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