(13206) Baer Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 6 April 1997 by LINEAR at Socorro.
James J. Baer (b. 1965), a member of the Faculty of Mathematics at South University, is an expert in asteroid orbit determination. His research has focused on the statistical treatment of astrometry and asteroid mass estimation, including that of 16 Psyche, whose mass was revealed through its perturbation on this asteroid.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2013-10-18), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Baer is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Baer is 2.96 au from the Sun and 3.55 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 13206 |
| Provisional designation | 1997 GC22 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 3.39 km (#14,257 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.267 |
| Rotation period | 3.42 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.68 |
| Orbital period | 4.80 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.85 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.56 – 3.13 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.101 |
| Inclination | 2.05° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.56 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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