(43283) Robinbock Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 3 March 2000 by CSS at Catalina.
Robin Bock (b. 1957) is a Michigan amateur astronomer who served as Treasurer of the Warren Astronomical Society from 1979-1980 and then as Vice Chairperson and Secretary of the Great Lakes Region of the Astronomical League.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2019-05-18), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Robinbock is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Robinbock is 3.08 au from the Sun and 3.93 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 43283 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 EC143 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 7.33 km (#7,275 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0560 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.36 |
| Orbital period | 4.42 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.69 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.98 – 3.41 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.267 |
| Inclination | 13.6° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.979 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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