(11811) Martinrubin Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 2 March 1981 by S. J. Bus at Siding Spring.
Martin Rubin (b. 1977) is a researcher at the Physikalisches Institut, Universität Bern (Switzerland) who specializes in the detection of molecules in comets and served as a member of the Rosetta mission team.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2017-03-12), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Martinrubin is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Martinrubin is 2.39 au from the Sun and 1.75 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 11811 |
| Provisional designation | 1981 EH19 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 2.75 km (#15,763 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.257 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.21 |
| Orbital period | 3.33 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.23 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.02 – 2.44 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0934 |
| Inclination | 3.43° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.02 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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