(12093) Chrimatthews Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 21 April 1998 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Christina Marie Matthews (b. 1986) is a finalist in the 2002 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for her medicine and health project. She attends the South River High School, Riva, Maryland, U.S.A.Naming citation (20020724/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Chrimatthews is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Chrimatthews is 2.45 au from the Sun and 2.79 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 12093 |
| Provisional designation | 1998 HF99 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 2.34 km (#16,531 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.353 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.26 |
| Orbital period | 3.69 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.39 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.32 – 2.46 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0284 |
| Inclination | 5.39° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.31 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also named after someone called Christina
All asteroids named after someone called Christina
Also discovered on 21 April 1998
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