(2703) Rodari Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 29 March 1979 by N. S. Chernykh at Nauchnyj.

Where Rodari is today

MercuryVenusEarthEarthMarsMarsRodariRodari

Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Rodari is 2.30 au from the Sun and 1.80 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number2703
Provisional designation1979 FT2
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Rotation period5.50 hours
Spectral typeS
Absolute magnitude (H)13.67
Orbital period3.25 years
Semi-major axis2.19 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.07 – 2.32 au
Eccentricity0.0576
Inclination6.03°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.06 au

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

Also discovered on 29 March 1979

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