(2950) Rousseau Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 9 November 1974 by P. Wild at Zimmerwald.
Where Rousseau is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Rousseau is 3.22 au from the Sun and 4.19 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 2950 |
| Provisional designation | 1974 VQ2 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 10.1 km (#5,016 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.279 |
| Rotation period | 18.2 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 12.01 |
| Orbital period | 4.57 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.76 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.04 – 3.48 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.261 |
| Inclination | 9.64° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.07 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.