(1590) Tsiolkovskaja Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 1 July 1933 by G. N. Neujmin at Simeis.
Where Tsiolkovskaja is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Tsiolkovskaja is 1.88 au from the Sun and 2.16 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 1590 |
| Provisional designation | 1933 NA |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 10.3 km (#4,924 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.291 |
| Rotation period | 6.73 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 11.76 |
| Orbital period | 3.33 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.23 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.88 – 2.58 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.158 |
| Inclination | 4.35° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.866 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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