(12910) Deliso Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 17 September 1998 by LONEOS at Anderson Mesa.
Joseph John Deliso (1906-1994), contractor, manufacturer, public servant and philanthropist, served many years as Chairman of the Trustees of Springfield Technical Community College, Massachusetts, and was a major endower of that institution. The name was suggested by W. L. Putnam.Naming citation (20020724/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Deliso is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Deliso is 2.72 au from the Sun and 3.30 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 12910 |
| Provisional designation | 1998 SP59 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 3.17 km (#14,775 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.335 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.77 |
| Orbital period | 4.20 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.60 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.47 – 2.74 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0526 |
| Inclination | 3.02° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.48 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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