(12064) Guiraudon Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 28 March 1998 by ODAS at Caussols.
In 1961 Jean-Claude Guiraudon founded the Fédération Nationale des Clubs Scientifiques, which later evolved into the Association Nationale Sciences Techniques Jeunesse. He now works at the international level with MILSET, the Mouvement International pour le Loisir Scientifique Et Technique, which he helped create.Naming citation (20000726/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Guiraudon is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Guiraudon is 2.73 au from the Sun and 3.72 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 12064 |
| Provisional designation | 1998 FZ15 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 6.57 km (#8,158 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.340 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.04 |
| Orbital period | 4.13 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.57 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.38 – 2.76 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0740 |
| Inclination | 21.5° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.40 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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