(7073) Rudbelia Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 11 September 1972 by N. S. Chernykh at Nauchnyj.
Ol'ga Ivanovna Belyaeva (née Rudneva) is a teacher of English at the Moscow College and Institute of Economics, Politics and Law.Naming citation (20000124/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Rudbelia is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Rudbelia is 2.60 au from the Sun and 3.57 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 7073 |
| Provisional designation | 1972 RU1 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 2.94 km (#15,360 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.269 |
| Rotation period | 7.16 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.69 |
| Orbital period | 3.48 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.29 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.89 – 2.70 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.176 |
| Inclination | 4.64° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.883 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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