(12471) Larryscherr Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 6 February 1997 by NEAT at Haleakala.
Lawrence Scherr (b. 1949), an optical engineer and lens designer, designed the optics for the NEAT/Oschin instrument. He has designed, built, tested or analyzed stray light for prototype medical instruments, intraocular lenses, scaterometers, large surveillance telescopes, automated optical test systems and Mars camera lenses.Naming citation (20010509/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Larryscherr is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Larryscherr is 2.36 au from the Sun and 2.02 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 12471 |
| Provisional designation | 1997 CZ6 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 3.43 km (#14,150 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.181 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.93 |
| Orbital period | 3.80 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.44 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.93 – 2.95 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.209 |
| Inclination | 2.41° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.919 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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