(12079) Kaibab Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 22 March 1998 by LONEOS at Anderson Mesa.
The Kaibab Formation is a massive limestone layer of Permian age that forms the bedrock of much of Northern Arizona. The word comes from the Paiute Indian word, meaning “mountain lying on its side” and refers to the Kaibab Plateau.Naming citation (20030318/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Kaibab is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Kaibab is 2.84 au from the Sun and 2.32 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 12079 |
| Provisional designation | 1998 FZ73 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 3.94 km (#12,899 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.286 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.24 |
| Orbital period | 3.75 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.41 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.99 – 2.84 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.176 |
| Inclination | 1.44° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.975 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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