(41573) Miriamrobbins Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 5 September 2000 by LONEOS at Anderson Mesa.
Miriam Robbins (b. 1971) is an American Visitor Experience Manager for Lowell Observatory and past chapter president for the Museum Store Association. She has led guest services and the Starry Skies Shop with the aim of ensuring that Observatory guests have awe-inspiring experiences from arrival to departure.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 3, #8, 12), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Miriamrobbins is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Miriamrobbins is 2.06 au from the Sun and 2.51 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 41573 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 RB99 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 5.27 km (#10,107 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.101 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.15 |
| Orbital period | 4.18 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.60 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.94 – 3.26 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.254 |
| Inclination | 11.8° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.953 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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