(2629) Rudra Mars-crossing Asteroid
Discovered on 13 September 1980 by C. T. Kowal at Palomar.
Where Rudra is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Rudra is 1.82 au from the Sun and 0.887 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 2629 |
| Provisional designation | 1980 RB1 |
| Orbit class | Mars-crossing Asteroid |
| Diameter | 4.75 km (#11,120 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0660 |
| Rotation period | 123 hours |
| Spectral type | B |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.14 |
| Orbital period | 2.30 years |
| Semi-major axis | 1.74 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.34 – 2.14 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.229 |
| Inclination | 23.4° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.484 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 13 September 1980
More named asteroids discovered by C. T. Kowal
- (1876) Napolitania
- (1939) Loretta
- (1981) Midas
- (2060) Chiron
- (2063) Bacchus
- (2102) Tantalus
- (2134) Dennispalm
- (2241) Alcathous
- (2340) Hathor
- (2594) Acamas
- (3163) Randi
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