(12924) Madisonicole Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 7 September 1999 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Madison Nicole Perkins (b. 2005) was a finalist in the 2019 Broadcom MASTERS, a math and science competition for middle-school students, for her environmental and earth sciences project. She attended the Gilmer Intermediate School, Gilmer, Texas.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 3, #1, 10), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Madisonicole is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Madisonicole is 2.45 au from the Sun and 3.38 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 12924 |
| Provisional designation | 1999 RK21 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.68 |
| Orbital period | 3.17 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.16 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.79 – 2.52 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.170 |
| Inclination | 2.75° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.779 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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