145451 Rumina
145451 Rumina is a large trans-Neptunian object in the scattered disc region beyond the Kuiper belt. It was discovered on 9 September 2005, by American astronomers Andrew Becker, Andrew Puckett and Jeremy Kubica at Apache Point Observatory in Sunspot, New Mexico. It measures approximately 600 kilometers in diameter.History
Discovery
Rumina was discovered by astronomers Andrew Becker, Andrew Puckett and Jeremy Kubica on 9 September 2005, during observations for the Sloan Digital Sky Survey. The discovery observations were made using the 2.5-meter telescope at Apache Point Observatory in Sunspot, New Mexico. The discoverers further observed Rumina until November 2005 and found the object in precovery observations from dates as early as October 1999. The discovery of Rumina was announced by the Minor Planet Center on 23 July 2006. Since then, Rumina has been found in even earlier precovery observations dating back to November 1976.Name and number
The object is named after Rumīna, a Roman goddess who protected nursing mothers. The naming of this object was announced by the International Astronomical Union's Working Group for Small Body Nomenclature on 1 September 2025. Before Rumina was officially named, it was known by its provisional designation, which indicates the year and half-month of the object's discovery date. Rumina's minor planet catalog number of 145451 was given by the Minor Planet Center on 5 December 2006. The Kuiper belt objects 145452 Ritona and directly come after Rumina's number in the minor planet catalog.Description
In 2018, two stellar occultations by Rumina were observed on 3 February and 24 December. The February occultation yielded a single chord length of. Observations of the December occultation yielded two positive chords, which together suggest an approximate diameter of.