(10729) Tsvetkova Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 4 September 1987 by L. V. Zhuravleva at Nauchnyj.
Russian artist Valentina Petrovna Tsvetkova (b. 1917) has lived and worked in the town of Yalta in the Crimea since 1937. Her works are in the collections of museums in Russia and abroad. Tsvetkova was recognized as one of the three best artists at women's art exhibitions in Paris in 1965 and 1968.Naming citation (20020724/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Tsvetkova is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Tsvetkova is 2.60 au from the Sun and 1.85 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 10729 |
| Provisional designation | 1987 RU5 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 4.26 km (#12,132 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.322 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.83 |
| Orbital period | 4.28 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.64 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.08 – 3.19 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.211 |
| Inclination | 8.75° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.08 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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