(12073) Larimer Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 20 March 1998 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Curtis James Larimer (b. 1986) is a finalist in the 2002 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for his computer science project. He attends the William J. Palmer High School, Colorado Springs, Colorado, U.S.A.Naming citation (20020724/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Larimer is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Larimer is 2.59 au from the Sun and 1.97 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 12073 |
| Provisional designation | 1998 FD66 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 2.95 km (#15,338 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.465 |
| Rotation period | 9.49 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.23 |
| Orbital period | 3.75 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.42 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.21 – 2.62 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0856 |
| Inclination | 6.25° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.20 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also named after someone called Curtis
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