(8592) Rubetra Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 25 March 1971 by van Houten, C. J., van Houten-Groeneveld, I., Gehrels, T. at Palomar.
Named for Saxicola rubetra, or whinchat.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 2, #8, 5), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Rubetra is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Rubetra is 2.37 au from the Sun and 1.57 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 8592 |
| Provisional designation | 1188 T-1 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 4.48 km (#11,676 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.114 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.29 |
| Orbital period | 3.39 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.26 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.96 – 2.55 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.132 |
| Inclination | 6.18° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.958 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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