(2899) Runrun Shaw Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 8 October 1964 by Purple Mountain Observatory at Nanking.

Where Runrun Shaw is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Runrun Shaw is 2.48 au from the Sun and 2.47 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number2899
Provisional designation1964 TR2
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter4.83 km (#10,946 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.362
Absolute magnitude (H)13.56
Orbital period3.40 years
Semi-major axis2.26 au
Perihelion – aphelion1.91 – 2.61 au
Eccentricity0.156
Inclination3.22°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)0.899 au

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

Also discovered on 8 October 1964

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