(12982) Kaseybond Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 25 June 1979 by Helin, E. F., Bus, S. J. at Siding Spring.
Kasey J. Bond (b. 1991) contributed to NASA's Lucy Trojan asteroid mission as a Resource Analyst.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 1, #9, 13), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Kaseybond is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Kaseybond is 2.16 au from the Sun and 3.14 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 12982 |
| Provisional designation | 1979 MS5 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Rotation period | 602 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.16 |
| Orbital period | 3.69 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.39 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.16 – 2.62 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0965 |
| Inclination | 6.48° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.16 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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