(3516) Rusheva Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 21 October 1982 by L. G. Karachkina at Nauchnyj.

Where Rusheva is today

MercuryVenusEarthEarthMarsMarsRushevaRusheva

Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Rusheva is 2.69 au from the Sun and 1.85 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number3516
Provisional designation1982 UH7
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter11.3 km (#4,402 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.182
Rotation period3.53 hours
Absolute magnitude (H)12.52
Orbital period4.89 years
Semi-major axis2.88 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.65 – 3.11 au
Eccentricity0.0794
Inclination2.32°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.65 au

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

Also discovered on 21 October 1982

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