2629 Rudra
| Discovery | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | C. Kowal |
| Discovery site | Palomar Obs. |
| Discovery date | 13 September 1980 |
| Designations | |
| (2629) Rudra | |
Named after | Rudra (Hindu mythology) |
| 1980 RB1 · 1959 EH | |
| Mars-crosser | |
| Orbital characteristics | |
| Epoch 23 March 2018 (JD 2458200.5) | |
| Uncertainty parameter 0 | |
| Observation arc | 64.05 yr (23,396 d) |
| Aphelion | 2.1390 AU |
| Perihelion | 1.3417 AU |
| 1.7404 AU | |
| Eccentricity | 0.2290 |
| 2.30 yr (839 d) | |
| 186.56° | |
| 0° 25m 45.48s / day | |
| Inclination | 23.440° |
| 343.46° | |
| 280.67° | |
| Physical characteristics | |
| 5.25±0.53 km 6.69±0.49 km | |
| 123.171±0.4738 h | |
| 0.064 | |
| SMASS = B | |
| 14.50 15.00 | |
2629 Rudra, provisional designation 1980 RB1, is a sizable Mars-crossing asteroid and slow rotator inside the asteroid belt, approximately 5.3 kilometers (3.3 miles) in diameter. It was discovered on 13 September 1980, by American astronomer Charles Kowal at the Palomar Observatory in California. The dark B-type asteroid has a long rotation period 123 hours and likely an elongated shape. It was named after Rudra from Hindu mythology.