9921 Rubincam

9921 Rubincam
Orbit of Rubincam (blue), inner planets and Jupiter (outermost)
Discovery [1]
Discovered byS. J. Bus
Discovery siteSiding Spring Obs.
Discovery date2 March 1981
Designations
(9921) Rubincam
Named after
David Rubincam
(American geophysicist)[2]
1981 EO18
main-belt · (inner)[3]
Orbital characteristics[1]
Epoch 4 September 2017 (JD 2458000.5)
Uncertainty parameter 0
Observation arc63.45 yr (23,175 days)
Aphelion2.5174 AU
Perihelion2.2352 AU
2.3763 AU
Eccentricity0.0594
3.66 yr (1,338 days)
91.234°
0° 16m 8.76s / day
Inclination2.4008°
331.39°
89.205°
Physical characteristics
Dimensions4.10 km (calculated)[3]
4.250±0.094 km[4][5]
8.01±0.03 h[6]
8.014±0.0017 h[7]
0.20 (assumed)[3]
0.204±0.035[4][5]
S[3]
14.2[4] · 14.276±0.001 (R)[7] · 14.3[1][3]

9921 Rubincam, provisional designation 1981 EO18, is a stony asteroid from the inner regions of the asteroid belt, approximately 4 kilometers in diameter. It was discovered on 2 March 1981, by American astronomer Schelte Bus at the Siding Spring Observatory in Australia, and later named after American geophysicist David Rubincam.[2]

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