(12083) Darone Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 20 March 1998 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Gregory Darone mentored a finalist in the 2019 Regeneron Science Talent Search, a science competition for high school seniors. He teaches at the Charter School of Wilmington, Wilmington, Delaware.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 3, #5, 7), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Darone is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Darone is 2.13 au from the Sun and 2.76 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 12083 |
| Provisional designation | 1998 FS121 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 3.67 km (#13,520 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.300 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.48 |
| Orbital period | 3.11 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.13 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.12 – 2.13 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.00177 |
| Inclination | 2.60° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.11 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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