(12869) Ejiaga Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 24 June 1998 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Lauren U. C. Ejiaga (b. 2004) was a finalist in the 2019 Broadcom MASTERS, a math and science competition for middle-school students, for her plant science project. She attended the Lake Forest Charter School, New Orleans, Louisiana.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 3, #1, 8), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Ejiaga is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Ejiaga is 3.10 au from the Sun and 4.07 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 12869 |
| Provisional designation | 1998 MR32 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 5.28 km (#10,092 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.159 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.07 |
| Orbital period | 4.98 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.92 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.72 – 3.12 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0677 |
| Inclination | 1.86° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.72 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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