(43763) Russert Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 30 May 1987 by Shoemaker, C. S., Shoemaker, E. M. at Palomar.
Tim Russert (1950-2008), author, Washington bureau chief and political analyst for NBC News, was moderator of the television program Meet the Press. His excellence in journalism, public service work, loving relationships with family and loyalty to friends won him respect and admiration.Naming citation (20090209/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Russert is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Russert is 3.01 au from the Sun and 3.21 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 43763 |
| Provisional designation | 1987 KF1 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 5.59 km (#9,588 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0570 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.3 |
| Orbital period | 3.70 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.39 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.69 – 3.10 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.296 |
| Inclination | 11.4° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.714 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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