(12001) Gasbarini Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 12 March 1996 by Spacewatch at Kitt Peak.
Ron Gasbarini (b. 1960) is an amateur astronomer whose interest was inspired by the Apollo missions in the 1960s. He has served as president of the Royal Astronomical Society of Canada's Niagara Centre and won the service award of the society in 1995.Naming citation (20020427/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Gasbarini is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Gasbarini is 3.03 au from the Sun and 2.44 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 12001 |
| Provisional designation | 1996 ED9 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 11.6 km (#4,274 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0830 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.31 |
| Orbital period | 5.57 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.14 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 3.03 – 3.26 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0370 |
| Inclination | 14.1° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 2.02 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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