(12932) Conedera Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 10 October 1999 by S. Sposetti at Gnosca.

Marina Conedera (b. 1962) is the wife of the discoverer.Naming citation (20001013/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL

Where Conedera is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Conedera is 2.48 au from the Sun and 2.42 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number12932
Provisional designation1999 TC12
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter3.04 km (#15,123 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.304
Absolute magnitude (H)14.97
Orbital period3.78 years
Semi-major axis2.42 au
Perihelion – aphelion1.93 – 2.92 au
Eccentricity0.203
Inclination3.42°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)0.927 au

Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.

Also named after someone called Marina

Also discovered on 10 October 1999

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