(12325) Bogota Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 2 September 1992 by E. W. Elst at La Silla.
Bogota is the capital of Colombia. It has a population of 8 million. With many universities and libraries, Bogota has been called “The Athens of South America”. The renowned botanical gardens include the five special collections dedicated to the preservation of Andean plants in danger of extinction.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2014-10-08), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Bogota is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Bogota is 2.13 au from the Sun and 1.43 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 12325 |
| Provisional designation | 1992 RH7 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 3.31 km (#14,438 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.336 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.45 |
| Orbital period | 3.35 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.24 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.06 – 2.42 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0798 |
| Inclination | 4.75° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.08 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 2 September 1992
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- (7425) Lessing
- (7881) Schieferdecker
- (8291) Bingham
- (8524) Paoloruffini
- (8525) Nielsabel
- (9365) Chinesewilson
- (9610) Vischer
- (9611) Anouck
- (10549) Helsingborg
- (10550) Malmo
- (11073) Cavell