(10221) Kubrick Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 28 October 1997 by P. Pravec at Ondrejov.

Where Kubrick is today

MercuryVenusEarthEarthMarsMarsKubrickKubrick

Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Kubrick is 2.50 au from the Sun and 3.06 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number10221
Provisional designation1997 UM9
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter4.17 km (#12,333 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.255
Rotation period11.1 hours
Absolute magnitude (H)14.04
Orbital period3.79 years
Semi-major axis2.43 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.34 – 2.53 au
Eccentricity0.0387
Inclination7.50°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.37 au

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

Also discovered on 28 October 1997

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