(12562) Briangrazer Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 19 September 1998 by Spacewatch at Kitt Peak.
Brian Grazer (b. 1951), a noted producer of films, often teamed with Ron Howard as director, including Splash, Apollo 13, the miniseries From the Earth to the Moon and A Beautiful Mind. His career has spanned more than 24 years, and he has been nominated for more than 23 Academy Awards.Naming citation (20030318/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Briangrazer is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Briangrazer is 3.44 au from the Sun and 2.46 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 12562 |
| Provisional designation | 1998 SP36 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 24.7 km (#1,717 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0600 |
| Rotation period | 18.7 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 12.0 |
| Orbital period | 5.61 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.16 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.83 – 3.48 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.102 |
| Inclination | 12.6° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.83 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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