(12846) Fullerton Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 28 June 1997 by Spacewatch at Kitt Peak.
C. Gordon Fullerton (b. 1936) is a research pilot at NASA's Dryden Flight Research Center, Edwards, California. With over 15~000 hours of flying time, he has piloted 135 different types of aircraft. He has logged 382 hours in space as a NASA astronaut, during two Space Shuttle missions.Naming citation (20030501/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Fullerton is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Fullerton is 3.05 au from the Sun and 2.75 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 12846 |
| Provisional designation | 1997 MR |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.31 |
| Orbital period | 5.30 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.04 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.93 – 3.15 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0366 |
| Inclination | 7.62° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.93 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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