(12993) Luisafernanda Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 2 March 1981 by S. J. Bus at Siding Spring.
Luisa Fernanda Zambrano-Marin (b. 1982) has worked at the Arecibo Observatory since 2012 as a radar astronomer and an educator. She is a space enthusiast and founder of the Arecibo Observatory Science Academy, inspiring high-school students to study science by carrying out research projects in astronomy, ecology, environmental studies and sociology.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 3, #1, 10), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Luisafernanda is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Luisafernanda is 2.87 au from the Sun and 3.44 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 12993 |
| Provisional designation | 1981 EP27 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 6.14 km (#8,726 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.129 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.22 |
| Orbital period | 4.93 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.90 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.78 – 3.02 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0422 |
| Inclination | 12.5° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.77 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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