(10976) Wubbena Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 29 September 1973 by van Houten, C. J., van Houten-Groeneveld, I., Gehrels, T. at Palomar.
Eltjo Wubbena (b. 1947) was president of the NVWS, the Dutch popular-astronomy society, from 1975 to 1985. He observed variable stars for many years and promoted international contacts between amateur astronomers. Name suggested by H. van Woerden and A. van de Brugge.Naming citation (20110517/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Wubbena is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Wubbena is 2.75 au from the Sun and 3.37 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 10976 |
| Provisional designation | 2287 T-2 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.96 |
| Orbital period | 4.53 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.74 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.67 – 2.80 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0247 |
| Inclination | 6.14° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.67 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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