(12934) Bisque Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 11 October 1999 by C. W. Juels at Fountain Hills.
Since 1984 Stephen (b. 1960), Thomas (b. 1963), Daniel (b. 1965) and Matthew (b. 1966) Bisque have been developing and distributing software and instrumentation for the astronomical community that completely automates telescope control and CCD image acquisition.Naming citation (20010109/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Bisque is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Bisque is 2.28 au from the Sun and 2.36 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 12934 |
| Provisional designation | 1999 TH16 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 4.44 km (#11,756 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0820 |
| Rotation period | 54.6 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.53 |
| Orbital period | 3.30 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.22 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.99 – 2.44 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.101 |
| Inclination | 2.21° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.988 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.