(12446) Juliabryant Inner Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 15 August 1996 by McNaught, R. H., Child, J. B. at Macquarie.
Australian astrophysicist Julia Bryant (b. 1971) is recognized for her past, present and future contributions to science, family and friendship.Naming citation (20030106/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Juliabryant is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Juliabryant is 1.74 au from the Sun and 0.895 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 12446 |
| Provisional designation | 1996 PZ6 |
| Orbit class | Inner Main-belt Asteroid |
| Rotation period | 3.21 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.1 |
| Orbital period | 2.72 years |
| Semi-major axis | 1.95 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.72 – 2.17 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.117 |
| Inclination | 23.8° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.833 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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