(12500) Desngai Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 20 March 1998 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Desmond Ngai (b. 1985) is a finalist in the 2002 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for his medicine and health project. He attends the Francis Libermann Catholic High School, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.Naming citation (20020724/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Desngai is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Desngai is 2.56 au from the Sun and 2.53 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 12500 |
| Provisional designation | 1998 FB49 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 2.68 km (#15,897 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.269 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.04 |
| Orbital period | 3.29 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.21 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.82 – 2.60 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.177 |
| Inclination | 2.14° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.803 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also named after someone called Desmond
All asteroids named after someone called Desmond
Also discovered on 20 March 1998
- (8744) Cilla
- (8745) Delaney
- (8954) Baral
- (9126) Samcoulson
- (9243) Alag
- (9454) Ardeishar
- (11169) Alkon
- (11170) Bradenmilford
- (11173) Jayanderson
- (11174) Carandrews
- (11176) Batth
- (11685) Adamcurry
More named asteroids discovered by LINEAR
- (7904) Morrow
- (8744) Cilla
- (8745) Delaney
- (8954) Baral
- (9126) Samcoulson
- (9243) Alag
- (9454) Ardeishar
- (9458) Beaumont
- (9459) Gracecai
- (9461) Cotingkeh
- (9463) Criscione
- (9465) Fergusonsam
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