Asteroid
Near-Earth
Ra-Shalom
2100 Ra-Shalom (1978 RA)
Where is it now
- Distance from Sun
- 1.046 AU
- True anomaly
- 215.28°
- As of
- 29 August 2026
Two-body Kepler propagation — accurate to ~0.1% for major planets over decades, less so for highly-perturbed bodies. Use JPL Horizons for high precision.
Orbital elements
- Semi-major axis
- 0.832 AU
- Eccentricity
- 0.4365
- Inclination
- 15.76°
- Orbital period
- 277.2 days
- Perihelion
- 0.469 AU
- Aphelion
- 1.195 AU
- Longitude of ascending node
- 170.76°
- Argument of periapsis
- 356.08°
- Epoch · J2000
- 2461200.5
Physical properties
- Mean radius
- 1.15 km
- Rotation period
- 19.8 hours
Visual & observation
- Geometric albedo
- 0.13
- Absolute magnitude (H)
- 16.24
- Spectral type
- ATE
Discovery & classification
Near-Earth Object
Named