(12067) Jeter Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 20 March 1998 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Crystal Lynn Jeter (b. 1984) is a finalist in the 2002 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for her zoology project. She attends the Ridgeview High School, Orange Park, Florida, U.S.A.Naming citation (20020724/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Jeter is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Jeter is 2.30 au from the Sun and 1.36 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 12067 |
| Provisional designation | 1998 FH42 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 2.36 km (#16,506 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.289 |
| Rotation period | 69.6 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.55 |
| Orbital period | 3.86 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.46 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.01 – 2.91 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.183 |
| Inclination | 9.02° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.01 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also named after someone called Crystal
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