(5421) Ulanova Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 14 October 1982 by Zhuravleva, L. V., Karachkina, L. G. at Nauchnyj.

Where Ulanova is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Ulanova is 1.95 au from the Sun and 1.01 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number5421
Provisional designation1982 TD2
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter4.25 km (#12,162 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.468
Rotation period9.81 hours
Absolute magnitude (H)13.73
Orbital period3.39 years
Semi-major axis2.25 au
Perihelion – aphelion1.92 – 2.59 au
Eccentricity0.150
Inclination3.21°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)0.916 au

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

Also discovered on 14 October 1982

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