(12078) Ikezi Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 20 March 1998 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Chihiro Ikezi mentored a finalist in the 2019 Regeneron Science Talent Search, a science competition for high school seniors. He teaches at the Saint Francis High School, Mountain View, California.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 3, #5, 6), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Ikezi is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Ikezi is 2.37 au from the Sun and 2.73 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 12078 |
| Provisional designation | 1998 FJ72 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.51 |
| Orbital period | 3.26 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.20 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.95 – 2.44 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.112 |
| Inclination | 3.69° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.944 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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