(12604) Lisatate Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 7 September 1999 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Lisa Michelle Tate (b. 1986) is a finalist in the 2002 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for her behavioral and social sciences project. She attends the Olympia Junior High School, Salt Lake City, Utah, U.S.A.Naming citation (20020724/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Lisatate is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Lisatate is 2.33 au from the Sun and 3.18 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 12604 |
| Provisional designation | 1999 RC194 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 2.46 km (#16,338 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.507 |
| Rotation period | 98.2 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.65 |
| Orbital period | 3.62 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.36 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.28 – 2.44 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0329 |
| Inclination | 5.97° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.27 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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