(12239) Carolinakou Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 13 February 1988 by E. W. Elst at La Silla.
Carolina Carreira Nakou (b. 2001) is the daughter of Sandra Carreira and Thodoris Nakos. The latter works on galactic lenses at the Royal Observatory at Uccle.Naming citation (20020427/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Carolinakou is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Carolinakou is 2.96 au from the Sun and 2.93 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 12239 |
| Provisional designation | 1988 CN4 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 4.15 km (#12,381 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.340 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.95 |
| Orbital period | 4.09 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.56 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.14 – 2.97 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.163 |
| Inclination | 5.47° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.17 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also named after someone called Carolina
All asteroids named after someone called Carolina
Also discovered on 13 February 1988
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- (4609) Pizarro
- (4636) Chile
- (4705) Secchi
- (5115) Frimout
- (5956) d'Alembert
- (6036) Weinberg
- (6439) Tirol
- (6598) Modugno
- (6956) Holbach
- (9313) Protea
- (10506) Rydberg