(12578) Bensaur Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 7 September 1999 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Benjamin Paul Saur (b. 1983) is a finalist in the 2002 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for his physics project. He attends the Marlborough High School, Marlborough, Massachusetts, U.S.A.Naming citation (20020724/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Bensaur is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Bensaur is 2.16 au from the Sun and 2.99 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 12578 |
| Provisional designation | 1999 RF17 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Rotation period | 6.01 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.12 |
| Orbital period | 3.49 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.30 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.01 – 2.59 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.127 |
| Inclination | 7.27° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.994 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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