Rudra is a mid-sized asteroid with an orbit that crosses the orbit of Mars. NASA JPL has not classified Rudra as potentially hazardous because its orbit does not bring it close to Earth.
Rudra orbits the sun every 839 days (2.30 years), coming as close as 1.34 AU and reaching as far as 2.14 AU from the sun. Rudra is about 4.7 kilometers in diameter, making it larger than 99% of asteroids, comparable in size to the San Francisco Bay.
The rotation of Rudra has been observed. It completes a rotation on its axis every 123.17 hours.
Rudra's spectral type None (Tholen) / B (SMASSII) indicates that it is likely to contain hydrogen, nitrogen, ammonia, and iron.
Rudra's orbit is 0.49 AU from Earth's orbit at its closest point. This means that there is a wide berth between this asteroid and Earth at all times.
Orbital simulations conducted by NASA JPL's CNEOS do not show any close approaches to Earth.
Rudra's orbit is determined by observations dating back to Jan. 5, 1954. It was last officially observed on May 31, 2023. The IAU Minor Planet Center records 2,020 observations used to determine its orbit.
The position of Rudra is indicated by a ◯ pink circle. Note that the object may not be in your current field of view. Use the controls below to adjust position, location, and time.
The above comparison is an artistic rendering that uses available data on the diameter of Rudra to create an approximate landscape rendering with Mount Everest in the background. This approximation is built for full-resolution desktop browsers. Shape, color, and texture of asteroid are imagined.