(12996) Claudedomingue Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 1 March 1981 by S. J. Bus at Siding Spring.
Claude A. Domingue (b. 1935) is a Canadian and American engineer who worked for IBM during the Apollo era. He was responsible for testing and validating the memory used in the computer system that supported the Apollo flights. He was on call for each flight, playing a vital role in the first manned exploration of the Moon.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 3, #11, 9), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Claudedomingue is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Claudedomingue is 3.27 au from the Sun and 3.74 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 12996 |
| Provisional designation | 1981 EV28 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 5.55 km (#9,638 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.109 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.56 |
| Orbital period | 5.16 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.99 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.70 – 3.28 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0975 |
| Inclination | 10.2° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.70 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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