1912 Anubis analysis gave a rotation period of 4.626 and 4.628 hours with a brightness amplitude of 0.47 and 0.18 magnitude, respectively (). CALL adopts the shorter period of 4.626 hours. This minor planet was named after Anubis, the jackal-headed Egyptian god and protector of the dead. The approved naming citation was published by the Minor Planet Center on 1 November 1979 (). 1912 Anubis 1912 Anubis, also designated , is a stony Koronian asteroid from the outer region of the asteroid belt, approximately 10 kilometers in diameter. It was named after the Egyptian deity Anubis, "Anubis" was discovered on September 24,
Ancient Egyptian offering formula typical offering formula: The offering formula always begins with the phrase: This phrase was in use since Old Egyptian, and literally means "an offering given by the king." This dedication does not indicate that the gift was personally given by the king; rather, it identifies the funerary offering as being royally authorized. Because the king was seen as an intermediary between the people of Egypt and the gods, the offering was made in his name. Next the formula names a god of the dead and several of his epithets. Usually the god is Osiris, Anubis, or (rarely) Geb, Wepwawet, or