(4258) Ryazanov Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 1 September 1987 by L. G. Karachkina at Nauchnyj.

Named in honor of Eldar Aleksandrovich Ryazanov, a well-known Soviet movie producer, writer and poet.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 3, #1, 6), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL

Where Ryazanov is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Ryazanov is 3.04 au from the Sun and 3.98 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number4258
Provisional designation1987 RZ2
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter9.22 km (#5,603 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.329
Absolute magnitude (H)12.24
Orbital period5.09 years
Semi-major axis2.96 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.74 – 3.17 au
Eccentricity0.0726
Inclination3.95°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.74 au

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

Also discovered on 1 September 1987

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