(9482) Rubendario Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 24 September 1960 by van Houten, C. J., van Houten-Groeneveld, I., Gehrels, T. at Palomar.

Named in memory of Rubén Darío (1867-1916), pseudonym of Félix Rubén García Sarmiento, Nicaraguan poet, journalist and diplomat who became a leader of the Spanish-American literary movement known as Modernism. Darío's poetry is notable for its remarkable musicality, grace and sonority, and he is indeed widely considered one of the greatest poets who ever wrote in Spanish.Naming citation (19990402/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL

Where Rubendario is today

Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Rubendario is 2.12 au from the Sun and 1.18 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number	9482
Provisional designation	4065 P-L
Orbit class	Main-belt Asteroid
Absolute magnitude (H)	15.84
Orbital period	3.46 years
Semi-major axis	2.29 au
Perihelion – aphelion	1.86 – 2.72 au
Eccentricity	0.186
Inclination	2.80°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)	0.848 au

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

Also discovered on 24 September 1960

More named asteroids discovered by van Houten, C. J., van Houten-Groeneveld, I., Gehrels, T.

All 958

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