(2457) Rublyov Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 3 October 1975 by L. I. Chernykh at Nauchnyj.

Where Rublyov is today

MercuryVenusEarthEarthMarsMarsRublyovRublyov

Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Rublyov is 2.73 au from the Sun and 2.01 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number2457
Provisional designation1975 TU2
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter15.0 km (#3,149 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.0790
Rotation period7.13 hours
Absolute magnitude (H)12.7
Orbital period4.29 years
Semi-major axis2.64 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.46 – 2.82 au
Eccentricity0.0677
Inclination6.26°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.46 au

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

Also discovered on 3 October 1975

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