(444419) Francismccubbin Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 10 January 2006 by Mt. Lemmon Survey at Mount Lemmon.
Francis McCubbin (b. 1982) is an American planetary scientist who studies water in rocky bodies across the Solar System. He made the pivotal discovery of water in lunar apatite and seeks to understand apatite in chondrites and achondrites as a signature of differentiation.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 4, #2, 9), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Francismccubbin is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Francismccubbin is 2.50 au from the Sun and 1.90 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 444419 |
| Provisional designation | 2006 BR34 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 17.19 |
| Orbital period | 5.56 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.14 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.26 – 4.02 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.281 |
| Inclination | 6.97° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.28 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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