(12292) Dalton Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 6 June 1991 by E. W. Elst at La Silla.
John Dalton (1766-1844) was a British chemist known for his A new System of chemical Philosophy (1808). Honored in 1822 as a fellow of the Royal Society, he will be also remembered for his investigations into color blindness.Naming citation (20040306/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
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Where Dalton is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Dalton is 3.45 au from the Sun and 2.53 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 12292 |
| Provisional designation | 1991 LK2 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Rotation period | 6.19 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.52 |
| Orbital period | 5.57 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.14 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.83 – 3.46 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.100 |
| Inclination | 6.20° |
| 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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