(12680) Bogdanovich Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 6 May 1981 by C. S. Shoemaker at Palomar.
Carrie C. L. Bogdanovich (b. 1973) has given time and devotion to organizing the Palomar Observatory's 1.2-m Schmidt Oschin Telescope plate archive. She also participates in astronomy public outreach through her leadership role in the Los Angeles Astronomical Society.Naming citation (20030318/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Bogdanovich is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Bogdanovich is 2.05 au from the Sun and 2.98 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 12680 |
| Provisional designation | 1981 JR2 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 2.34 km (#16,533 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.354 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.97 |
| Orbital period | 3.25 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.19 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.04 – 2.35 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0709 |
| Inclination | 3.51° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.03 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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