(12050) Humecronyn Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 27 April 1997 by Spacewatch at Kitt Peak.
Through the efforts of Hume Blake Cronyn (1864-1933), Canada's National Research Council was established in 1920. After his death, his widow donated funds for the construction of the Hume Cronyn Memorial Observatory at the University of Western Ontario in London.Naming citation (20020427/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Humecronyn is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Humecronyn is 3.16 au from the Sun and 4.07 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 12050 |
| Provisional designation | 1997 HE14 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 6.95 km (#7,721 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.211 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.22 |
| Orbital period | 4.97 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.91 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.65 – 3.17 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0889 |
| Inclination | 1.23° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.65 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.