(12006) Hruschka Outer Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 20 July 1996 by L. Sarounova at Ondrejov.
František Hruschka (1819-1888) invented the centrifugal honey extractor and demonstrated it at an exposition in Brno (now in the Czech Republic) in 1865. He gained recognition for the development of modern beekeeping.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2014-09-09), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Hruschka is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Hruschka is 3.63 au from the Sun and 4.53 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 12006 |
| Provisional designation | 1996 OO |
| Orbit class | Outer Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 19.4 km (#2,287 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0740 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 12.22 |
| Orbital period | 7.90 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.96 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 3.62 – 4.31 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0868 |
| Inclination | 10.3° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 2.61 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.