(5344) Ryabov Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 1 September 1978 by N. S. Chernykh at Nauchnyj.

Where Ryabov is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Ryabov is 2.83 au from the Sun and 3.04 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number5344
Provisional designation1978 RN
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter10.8 km (#4,656 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.0700
Rotation period18.5 hours
Spectral typeB
Absolute magnitude (H)13.36
Orbital period4.44 years
Semi-major axis2.70 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.26 – 3.15 au
Eccentricity0.165
Inclination7.09°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.27 au

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

Also discovered on 1 September 1978

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