(12503) Danielpeterson Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 24 March 1998 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Daniel Peterson mentored a finalist in the 2019 Regeneron Science Talent Search, a science competition for high school seniors. He teaches at the Interlake High School, Bellevue, Washington.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 3, #5, 8), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Danielpeterson is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Danielpeterson is 2.44 au from the Sun and 2.44 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 12503 |
| Provisional designation | 1998 FC75 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 4.27 km (#12,127 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.244 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.36 |
| Orbital period | 4.58 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.76 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.40 – 3.11 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.128 |
| Inclination | 8.75° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.41 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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