(301511) Hubinon Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 19 March 2009 by B. Christophe at Saint-Sulpice.

Victor Hubinon (1924–1979) was a Belgian comic book artist. With Jean-Michel Charlier he created the series Buck Danny.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 4, #8, 4), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL

Where Hubinon is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Hubinon is 3.03 au from the Sun and 3.29 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number301511
Provisional designation2009 FJ5
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Absolute magnitude (H)16.02
Orbital period5.34 years
Semi-major axis3.05 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.94 – 3.17 au
Eccentricity0.0381
Inclination10.4°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.96 au

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

Also named after someone called Victor

Also discovered on 19 March 2009

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