(12088) Macalintal Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 20 April 1998 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Jeric Valles Macalintal (b. 1986) is a finalist in the 2002 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for his physics project. He attends the Manila Science High School, Manila, Philippines.Naming citation (20020724/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Macalintal is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Macalintal is 2.26 au from the Sun and 3.02 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 12088 |
| Provisional designation | 1998 HZ31 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 3.72 km (#13,394 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.385 |
| Rotation period | 3.34 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.16 |
| Orbital period | 3.62 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.36 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.18 – 2.53 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0747 |
| Inclination | 6.24° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.18 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 20 April 1998
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- (12514) Schommer
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