(120308) Deebradel Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 22 May 2004 by CSS at Catalina.
Deanna Bradel (b. 1964) is a Financial Manager for the NASA OSIRIS-REx Asteroid Sample Return Mission. Prior to this role, she provided financial support as a Sr. Resources Analyst for the Aqua mission, and ICESat and MESSENGER mission instrument teams.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2016-05-21), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Deebradel is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Deebradel is 3.03 au from the Sun and 3.51 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 120308 |
| Provisional designation | 2004 KN12 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 4.23 km (#12,203 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0620 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.74 |
| Orbital period | 4.79 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.84 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.66 – 3.03 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0647 |
| Inclination | 11.9° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.66 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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