(97512) Jemison Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 5 February 2000 by M. W. Buie at Kitt Peak.
Mae Carol Jemison (b. 1956) is a retired American astronaut who flew on the space shuttle in 1992. On the space shuttle she conducted scientific experiments. She was the first African American woman to travel into space and the first African American woman admitted into the astronaut training program.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2021-01-27), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Jemison is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Jemison is 2.67 au from the Sun and 2.15 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 97512 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 CV118 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Rotation period | 9.06 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.57 |
| Orbital period | 4.83 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.86 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.63 – 3.08 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0782 |
| Inclination | 1.15° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.63 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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