(12396) Amyphillips Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 24 February 1995 by C. W. Hergenrother at Catalina Station.
Amy Phillips (b. 1956) received her MS in Optical Sciences from the University of Arizona. She has studied issues in remote sensing and properties of optical materials in harsh environments. She has also worked in the field of intellectual property, and is active in rural and suburban land-use issues.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2013-07-22), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Amyphillips is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Amyphillips is 3.88 au from the Sun and 3.02 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 12396 |
| Provisional designation | 1995 DL1 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 13.7 km (#3,478 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0710 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.07 |
| Orbital period | 5.56 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.14 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.15 – 4.13 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.315 |
| Inclination | 20.1° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.26 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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