(12092) Erinorourke Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 21 April 1998 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Erin O'Rourke mentored a finalist in the 2019 Regeneron Science Talent Search, a science competition for high school seniors. She teaches at the Syosset High School, Syosset, New York.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 3, #5, 7), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Erinorourke is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Erinorourke is 2.77 au from the Sun and 3.75 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 12092 |
| Provisional designation | 1998 HH97 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 9.69 km (#5,282 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0430 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.18 |
| Orbital period | 4.12 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.57 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.19 – 2.95 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.148 |
| Inclination | 8.19° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.21 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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