(12342) Kudohmichiko Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 30 January 1993 by Kushida, Y., Muramatsu, O. at Yatsugatake.
Michiko Kudoh (b. 1942) has been associated with the Gotoh Planetarium and Astronomical Museum in Tokyo. She reaches out to other astronomers through her web site.Naming citation (20000320/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Kudohmichiko is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Kudohmichiko is 2.65 au from the Sun and 3.50 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 12342 |
| Provisional designation | 1993 BL12 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 6.96 km (#7,702 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0450 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.7 |
| Orbital period | 3.63 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.36 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.99 – 2.73 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.156 |
| Inclination | 4.10° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.01 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.