(12086) Joshualevine Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 20 April 1998 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Joshua Levine (b. 1985) is a finalist in the 2002 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for his chemistry project. He attends the Ramaz, Great Neck, New York, U.S.A.Naming citation (20020724/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Joshualevine is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Joshualevine is 2.64 au from the Sun and 2.12 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 12086 |
| Provisional designation | 1998 HC22 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 2.11 km (#16,914 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.251 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.3 |
| Orbital period | 3.72 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.40 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.14 – 2.67 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.110 |
| Inclination | 5.20° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.13 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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