(12494) Doughamilton Inner Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 25 February 1998 by NEAT at Haleakala.
Douglas P. Hamilton (b. 1966) is a dynamicist specializing in small particles in the solar system. His major contributions involve motions and resonances when several different forces are involved, work for which he received the American Astronomical Society's Urey prize in 1999. The name was suggested by M. A'Hearn.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 3, #12, 6), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Doughamilton is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Doughamilton is 1.97 au from the Sun and 1.82 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 12494 |
| Provisional designation | 1998 DH11 |
| Orbit class | Inner Main-belt Asteroid |
| Rotation period | 39.2 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.79 |
| Orbital period | 2.67 years |
| Semi-major axis | 1.92 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.86 – 1.98 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0316 |
| Inclination | 24.7° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.850 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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