(12061) Alena Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 21 March 1998 by T. Stafford at Zeno.
Alena Ruth Robbins is the mother of the discoverer.Naming citation (20000523/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Alena is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Alena is 1.87 au from the Sun and 1.46 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 12061 |
| Provisional designation | 1998 FQ2 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Rotation period | 15.4 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.28 |
| Orbital period | 3.44 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.28 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.84 – 2.72 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.193 |
| Inclination | 3.88° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.827 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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