(12460) Mando Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 3 January 1997 by N. Sato at Chichibu.
Mando, the largest annual festival in Iruma, Saitama prefecture, involves thousands of lantern lights. Since 1978 the Mando Festival has been conducted with the coordinated efforts of the citizenry and administration under a theme of cooperation and communication.Naming citation (20050523/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Mando is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Mando is 1.92 au from the Sun and 1.27 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 12460 |
| Provisional designation | 1997 AF5 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.16 |
| Orbital period | 3.44 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.28 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.91 – 2.65 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.161 |
| Inclination | 7.56° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.912 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 3 January 1997
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- (9106) Yatagarasu
- (12027) Masaakitanaka
- (12465) Perth Amboy
- (12828) Batteas
- (13188) Okinawa
- (16788) Alyssarose