(5495) Rumyantsev Outer Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 6 September 1972 by L. V. Zhuravleva at Nauchnyj.

Where Rumyantsev is today

MercuryVenusEarthEarthMarsMarsRumyantsevRumyantsev

Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Rumyantsev is 3.49 au from the Sun and 4.48 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number5495
Provisional designation1972 RY3
Orbit classOuter Main-belt Asteroid
Diameter25.5 km (#1,653 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.0980
Absolute magnitude (H)11.81
Orbital period6.30 years
Semi-major axis3.41 au
Perihelion – aphelion3.21 – 3.61 au
Eccentricity0.0591
Inclination9.19°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)2.21 au

Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.

Also discovered on 6 September 1972

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