(12267) Denneau Inner Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 31 May 1990 by Spacewatch at Kitt Peak.
Larry Denneau (b. 1968) graduated in electrical engineering from the University of Arizona, plays keyboards and joined Pan-STARRS as software engineer for the Moving Object Processing System.Naming citation (20060613/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Denneau is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Denneau is 1.85 au from the Sun and 1.55 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 12267 |
| Provisional designation | 1990 KN1 |
| Orbit class | Inner Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 16.09 |
| Orbital period | 2.68 years |
| Semi-major axis | 1.93 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.79 – 2.06 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0704 |
| Inclination | 19.2° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.873 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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