(72912) Fobarsti Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 18 July 2001 by D. J. Tholen at Mauna Kea.
Robert E. Foster (b. 1939), James C. Barnes (b. 1949) and Thomas M. Stidham (1940–2019) were the three band directors at the University of Kansas during the discoverer's college years. This particular combination of portions of each surname was first used by composer David R. Holsinger for his 1981 composition A Fobarsti Tryplych.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 5, #5, 24), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Fobarsti is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Fobarsti is 3.00 au from the Sun and 3.83 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 72912 |
| Provisional designation | 2001 OA84 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.99 |
| Orbital period | 4.34 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.66 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.21 – 3.11 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.169 |
| Inclination | 13.3° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.22 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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