(12343) Martinbeech Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 26 February 1993 by Spacewatch at Kitt Peak.
Martin Beech (b. 1959) is an assistant professor of astronomy at the University of Regina, Saskatchewan. He does research on meteor light curves, the dynamics of meteoroid streams, cometary aging and meteoroid-stream formation.Naming citation (20020128/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Martinbeech is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Martinbeech is 2.49 au from the Sun and 3.34 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 12343 |
| Provisional designation | 1993 DT1 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 5.46 km (#9,783 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0690 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.36 |
| Orbital period | 4.19 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.60 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.97 – 3.23 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.243 |
| Inclination | 3.19° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.954 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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