(18294) Rudenko Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 27 September 1978 by L. I. Chernykh at Nauchnyj.
Anatolij Afanas'evich Rudenko (b. 1949) is a full member of the Tsiolkovsky Russian Academy of Cosmonautics and an authority on systems analysis and high technology. He was a member of the team that created aerospace systems and developed powerful liquid-propellant engines.Naming citation (20091202/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Rudenko is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Rudenko is 1.86 au from the Sun and 0.921 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 18294 |
| Provisional designation | 1978 SF5 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 3.05 km (#15,102 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.190 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.3 |
| Orbital period | 3.44 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.28 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.82 – 2.73 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.199 |
| Inclination | 6.49° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.824 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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