(12674) Rybalka Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 7 September 1980 by N. S. Chernykh at Nauchnyj.
Anatolij Nikolaevich Rybalka (b. 1939) is an obstetrician and gynecologist, professor at the Crimean Medical University, a member of several medical societies of Europe, an authoritative expert and teacher who educated many specialists in medicine.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 4, #13, 4), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Rybalka is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Rybalka is 2.90 au from the Sun and 3.41 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 12674 |
| Provisional designation | 1980 RL2 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 3.67 km (#13,532 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.396 |
| Rotation period | 3.59 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.09 |
| Orbital period | 3.72 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.40 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.90 – 2.90 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.209 |
| Inclination | 1.72° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.885 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.