(12068) Khandrika Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 20 March 1998 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Harish Gautam Khandrika (b. 1987) is a finalist in the 2002 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for his earth and space sciences project. He attends the La Jolla High School, La Jolla, California, U.S.A.Naming citation (20020724/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Khandrika is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Khandrika is 2.58 au from the Sun and 3.41 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 12068 |
| Provisional designation | 1998 FZ53 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 3.11 km (#14,926 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.289 |
| Rotation period | 22.2 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.74 |
| Orbital period | 3.48 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.29 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.86 – 2.73 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.189 |
| Inclination | 5.03° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.863 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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