(241528) Tubman Outer Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 8 February 2010 by WISE at WISE.
Harriet Tubman (c. 1822-1913) was a “conductor” on the Underground Railroad. After escaping from slavery herself in Maryland, she escorted more than 300 slaves to freedom, despite numerous risks to her own life.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2014-07-12), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Tubman is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Tubman is 3.46 au from the Sun and 3.94 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 241528 |
| Provisional designation | 2010 CA10 |
| Orbit class | Outer Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 7.12 km (#7,496 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0420 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.01 |
| Orbital period | 7.91 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.97 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 3.45 – 4.49 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.131 |
| Inclination | 3.59° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 2.43 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.