(16012) Jamierubin Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 10 February 1999 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Jamie Elyce Rubin (b. 1986) was named a finalist in the 2003 Intel Science Talent Search, a science competition for high school seniors, for her biochemistry project. She attends the Canterbury School, Fort Myers, Florida.Naming citation (20030216/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Jamierubin is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Jamierubin is 2.15 au from the Sun and 2.38 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 16012 |
| Provisional designation | 1999 CG19 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 6.87 km (#7,805 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0430 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.6 |
| Orbital period | 3.77 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.42 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.02 – 2.82 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.165 |
| Inclination | 2.31° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.01 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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