Huberta

Key Facts

• Categorized as a Outer Main-belt Asteroid
• Comparable in size to the U.S. state of Delaware (101.54 km diameter)
• Not a Near Earth Object
• Not a Potentially Hazardous Object
• See orbit simulation

Overview

Huberta is a large asteroid that orbits between Mars and Jupiter in the outer reaches of the main asteroid belt. NASA JPL has not classified Huberta as potentially hazardous because its orbit does not bring it close to Earth.

Huberta orbits the sun every 2,340 days (6.41 years), coming as close as 3.08 AU and reaching as far as 3.82 AU from the sun. Huberta is about 101.5 kilometers in diameter, making it larger than 99% of asteroids, comparable in size to the U.S. state of Delaware.

The rotation of Huberta has been observed. It completes a rotation on its axis every 8.29 hours.

No Close Approaches

Huberta's orbit is 2.07 AU from Earth's orbit at its closest point. This means that there is an extremely wide berth between this asteroid and Earth at all times.

Orbital simulations conducted by NASA JPL's CNEOS do not show any close approaches to Earth.

Images and Observations

Huberta's orbit is determined by observations dating back to Nov. 22, 1906. It was last officially observed on May 15, 2023. The IAU Minor Planet Center records 8,435 observations used to determine its orbit.

Scientists have been able to determine this object's shape:

View asteroid Huberta in 3D.

Accessibility and Exploration

This asteroid is not considered a viable target for human exploration by the NHATS study.

Similar Objects

These objects have orbits that share similar characteristics to the orbit of Huberta:

• 121 Hermione (A872 JA)
• 2634 James Bradley (1982 DL)
• 4236 Lidov (1979 FV1)

References

• JPL Small Body Database
• Mission Design
• Sky Finder Chart

Orbit Simulation

Sky Map

The position of Huberta is indicated by a ◯ pink circle. Note that the object may not be in your current field of view. Use the controls below to adjust position, location, and time.