(13481) Aubele Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 6 November 1978 by Helin, E. F., Bus, S. J. at Palomar.
Jayne C. Aubele (b. 1949) is an American geologist and planetary scientist who focuses on solar system exploration using geologic field methods. She is an adult programs and geoscience-space science educator at the New Mexico Museum of Natural History and Science.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 3, #6, 6), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Aubele is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Aubele is 3.02 au from the Sun and 2.62 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 13481 |
| Provisional designation | 1978 VM11 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Rotation period | 5.69 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.98 |
| Orbital period | 4.13 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.57 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.04 – 3.11 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.206 |
| Inclination | 5.63° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.06 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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