(26528) Genniferubin Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 6 February 2000 by LINEAR at Socorro.

Gennifer Reid Rubin (b. 1992) was awarded first place in the 2010 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for her materials-and-bioengineering team project. She attends the Lake Highland Preparatory School, Orlando, Florida, U.S.A.Naming citation (20110319/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL

Where Genniferubin is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Genniferubin is 2.93 au from the Sun and 2.31 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number26528
Provisional designation2000 CL92
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter9.38 km (#5,494 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.0460
Absolute magnitude (H)13.98
Orbital period5.57 years
Semi-major axis3.14 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.78 – 3.50 au
Eccentricity0.115
Inclination2.04°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.79 au

Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.

Also discovered on 6 February 2000

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