(4107) Rufino Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 7 April 1989 by E. F. Helin at Palomar.
Where Rufino is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Rufino is 3.07 au from the Sun and 3.43 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 4107 |
| Provisional designation | 1989 GT |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 12.9 km (#3,766 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.169 |
| Rotation period | 22.4 hours |
| Spectral type | C |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 12.2 |
| Orbital period | 4.09 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.56 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.04 – 3.07 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.202 |
| Inclination | 17.5° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.09 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 7 April 1989
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- (2083) Smither
- (2099) Opik
- (2100) Ra-Shalom
- (2128) Wetherill
- (2143) Jimarnold
- (2220) Hicks
- (2335) James
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