(26390) Rusin Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 19 October 1999 by P. Kusnirak at Ondrejov.
Vojtech Rušin (b. 1942), solar physicist of the Astronomical Institute, Slovak Academy of Sciences, is well known for his contribution to dynamics of prominences and corona. He was one of the first observers at the Lomnický Peak coronal station and greatly engaged in its further development.Naming citation (20020328/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Rusin is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Rusin is 2.68 au from the Sun and 3.19 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 26390 |
| Provisional designation | 1999 UX2 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 3.48 km (#14,010 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.192 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.39 |
| Orbital period | 4.30 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.64 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.41 – 2.88 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0898 |
| Inclination | 15.6° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.41 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.