9921 Rubincam

Summary

9921 Rubincam is an asteroid^[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of asteroid entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• 9921 Rubincam is credited with the discovery of Schelte J. Bus^[3].
• 9921 Rubincam's image is recorded as AnimatedOrbitOf99211981EO18.gif^[4].
• 9921 Rubincam's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[5].
• 9921 Rubincam's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Siding Spring Observatory^[6].
• David Rubincam is named after 9921 Rubincam^[7].
• 9921 Rubincam's follows is recorded as 9920 Bagnulo^[8].
• 9921 Rubincam's followed by is recorded as 9922 Catcheller^[9].
• 9921 Rubincam's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt^[10].
• 9921 Rubincam's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[11].
• 9921 Rubincam's provisional designation is recorded as 1981 EO18^[12].
• 9921 Rubincam's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1981-03-02T00:00:00Z^[13].
• 9921 Rubincam's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/03mc_rd^[14].
• 9921 Rubincam's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20009921^[15].
• 9921 Rubincam's significant event is recorded as naming^[16].
• 9921 Rubincam's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.06'}^[17].
• 9921 Rubincam's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.0592274'}^[18].
• 9921 Rubincam's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.05985019463197991'}^[19].
• 9921 Rubincam's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+14.3'}^[20].
• 9921 Rubincam's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+14.2'}^[21].
• 9921 Rubincam's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+14.41'}^[22].
• 9921 Rubincam's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+2.39925'}^[23].
• 9921 Rubincam's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+2.39967'}^[24].
• 9921 Rubincam's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+2.398311769675485'}^[25].
• 9921 Rubincam's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q577', 'amount': '+3.67'}^[26].
• 9921 Rubincam's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+1338.083763893351'}^[27].

Body

Designation and Status

9921 Rubincam's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[5].

History and Context

David Rubincam is named after 9921 Rubincam^[7].

Why It Matters

9921 Rubincam ranks in the top 2% of asteroid entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 9 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28] It is known by 9 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[29]