(10010) Rudruna Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 9 August 1978 by Chernykh, N. S., Chernykh, L. I. at Nauchnyj.
RUDruNa, or Rossijskij Universitet Druzhby Narodov, is the Russian University of Friendship of Nations. It was founded in Moscow in 1960 to help developing countries in the training of educated specialists.Naming citation (20010902/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Rudruna is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Rudruna is 2.82 au from the Sun and 3.27 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 10010 |
| Provisional designation | 1978 PW3 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Rotation period | 10.9 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.37 |
| Orbital period | 3.87 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.46 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.11 – 2.82 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.144 |
| Inclination | 6.44° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.10 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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