Discovered by C. Kowal MPC designation 2629 Minor planet category Mars crosser Discovered 13 September 1980 Discoverer Charles T. Kowal Discovery site Palomar Observatory | Discovery date 13 September 1980 Alternative names 1980 RB1 Observation arc 62.16 yr (22703 days) Orbits Sun Named after Rudra Asteroid group Mars-crosser asteroid | |
Similar Sun, 2101 Adonis, Leda, 2060 Chiron | ||
2629 Rudra (1980 RB1) is a Mars-crossing asteroid discovered on September 13, 1980 by C. Kowal at Palomar. With an absolute magnitude of 14.9, the asteroid is about 3–6 km in diameter. The asteroid will pass about 0.08 AU (12,000,000 km; 7,400,000 mi) from Mars on 2023-Jun-12 and 2179-Jul-23.
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