(177830) Rubenhagen Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 9 July 2005 by T. Glinos at Vail-Jarnac.
David Alfred Rubenhagen (b. 1959) is a Canadian amateur astronomer, rocket and space enthusiast, and accomplished machinist pattern maker. He has built parts for many small- and medium-sized telescopes. Rubenhagen worked with retired astronaut Bjarni Tryggvason to build a radiative-transfer experiment that flew on the International Space Station.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 2, #10, 5), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Rubenhagen is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Rubenhagen is 2.55 au from the Sun and 2.24 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 177830 |
| Provisional designation | 2005 NL44 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 6.07 km (#8,814 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0690 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.92 |
| Orbital period | 5.29 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.04 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.51 – 3.56 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.172 |
| Inclination | 25.1° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.50 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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