(12533) Edmond Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 2 June 1998 by T. Stafford at Zeno.
Edmond, a city in central Oklahoma, was founded on 1889 Apr. 22 in the first of the Oklahoma land runs. It is home to the Zeno Observatory, where this minor planet was discovered.Naming citation (20000523/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Edmond is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Edmond is 2.26 au from the Sun and 3.23 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 12533 |
| Provisional designation | 1998 LA |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 3.16 km (#14,815 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.338 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.46 |
| Orbital period | 4.14 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.58 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.03 – 3.12 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.211 |
| Inclination | 5.05° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.02 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.