(12828) Batteas Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 3 January 1997 by Spacewatch at Kitt Peak.
Frank Batteas (b. 1955) is a pilot for the F/A-18 and C-17 flight research projects at NASA's Dryden Flight Research Center, Edwards, California. He has accumulated more than 4700 hours of flight experience in more than 40 different types of aircraft.Naming citation (20030501/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Batteas is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Batteas is 2.56 au from the Sun and 1.80 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 12828 |
| Provisional designation | 1997 AU9 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 3.00 km (#15,216 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.410 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.62 |
| Orbital period | 3.40 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.26 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.96 – 2.57 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.135 |
| Inclination | 3.69° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.948 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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