(12464) Manhattan Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 2 January 1997 by Spacewatch at Kitt Peak.
The original island borough of New York City, obtained from the Manhattan Indians by the Dutch in 1626, became New York under the English in 1664. It is the commercial and cultural heart of the city.Naming citation (20021120/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Manhattan is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Manhattan is 2.41 au from the Sun and 2.10 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 12464 |
| Provisional designation | 1997 AH8 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.99 |
| Orbital period | 3.48 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.30 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.16 – 2.43 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0583 |
| Inclination | 7.36° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.18 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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