(11302) Rubicon Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 27 January 1993 by E. W. Elst at Caussols.
The Rubicon (Latin “Rubico”) was a small river that separated ancient Cisalpine Gaul from Italy. In 49 B.C. Caesar crossed this river without authorization. From this we have the expression “ crossing the Rubicon”, which means performing a step that definitely commits a person to a given course of action.Naming citation (20000320/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Rubicon is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Rubicon is 2.78 au from the Sun and 3.78 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 11302 |
| Provisional designation | 1993 BM5 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.52 |
| Orbital period | 4.69 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.80 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.62 – 2.98 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0643 |
| Inclination | 1.84° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.60 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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