(120188) Amyaqueche Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 11 February 2004 by CSS at Catalina.
Amy A. Aqueche (b. 1975) contributed to the NASA OSIRIS-REx Asteroid Sample Return Mission as the Contracting Officer (CO). Prior to OSIRIS-REx, she served as the NASA CO for MAVEN and the USACE CO in support of Ft. Stewart and Hunter Army Air Field Operations in Savannah, Georgia.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2016-06-20), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Amyaqueche is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Amyaqueche is 2.45 au from the Sun and 2.01 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 120188 |
| Provisional designation | 2004 CL12 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 16.73 |
| Orbital period | 3.35 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.24 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.97 – 2.50 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.117 |
| Inclination | 2.64° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.969 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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