(12595) Amandashaw Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 9 September 1999 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Amanda Bryce Shaw (b. 1985) is a finalist in the 2002 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for her mathematics project. She attends the Seton School, Manassas, Virginia, U.S.A.Naming citation (20020724/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Amandashaw is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Amandashaw is 2.00 au from the Sun and 2.30 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 12595 |
| Provisional designation | 1999 RD149 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 4.82 km (#10,961 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0820 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.09 |
| Orbital period | 3.43 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.28 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.88 – 2.67 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.173 |
| Inclination | 3.21° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.873 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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