(243458) Bubulina Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 31 August 2009 by Tozzi, F., Graziani, M. at Skylive.
Bubulina was the nickname of Marina Denisa Botofan (2008-2010), who lived in Constanta, Romania, and died in Pavia, Italy, of lymphoblastic leukemia.Naming citation (20110218/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Bubulina is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Bubulina is 2.85 au from the Sun and 3.83 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 243458 |
| Provisional designation | 2009 QQ38 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 2.76 km (#15,745 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0530 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 16.87 |
| Orbital period | 3.67 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.38 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.72 – 3.04 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.277 |
| Inclination | 12.5° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.717 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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