(36060) Babuska Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 14 September 1999 by Pravec, P., Kusnirak, P. at Ondrejov.
Prague-born mathematician Ivo Babuška (b. 1926) is a professor at University of Texas. He achieved groundbreaking results in the numerical solution of differential equations, wrote more than ten monographs and founded the journal Applications of Mathematics. He is an honorary member of the Czech Learned Society.Naming citation (20030106/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Babuska is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Babuska is 2.36 au from the Sun and 3.12 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 36060 |
| Provisional designation | 1999 RM43 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 3.03 km (#15,131 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.304 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.77 |
| Orbital period | 4.19 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.60 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.08 – 3.12 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.201 |
| Inclination | 3.48° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.07 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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