(8181) Rossini Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 28 September 1992 by L. V. Zhuravleva at Nauchnyj.

Where Rossini is today

MercuryVenusEarthEarthMarsMarsRossiniRossini

Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Rossini is 3.00 au from the Sun and 3.99 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number8181
Provisional designation1992 ST26
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter10.5 km (#4,811 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.121
Rotation period13.3 hours
Absolute magnitude (H)13.09
Orbital period4.55 years
Semi-major axis2.75 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.45 – 3.04 au
Eccentricity0.106
Inclination5.13°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.47 au

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

Also discovered on 28 September 1992

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