(12399) Bartolini Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 19 July 1995 by Boattini, A., Tesi, L. at San Marcello.
Corrado Bartolini (b. 1941), professor at the University of Bologna since 1970, has focused his interests on contact spectrophotometric binaries, RR Lyrae and magnetic stars and x-ray binaries. With colleagues, he was successful in 1997 in observing the first optical counterpart of a γ-ray burst.Naming citation (20001013/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Bartolini is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Bartolini is 2.17 au from the Sun and 2.19 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 12399 |
| Provisional designation | 1995 OD |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.26 |
| Orbital period | 3.48 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.29 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.17 – 2.42 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0537 |
| Inclination | 1.29° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.16 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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