(12094) Mazumder Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 21 April 1998 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Mark Mohan Mazumder (b. 1985) is a finalist in the 2002 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for his medicine and health project. He attends the Little Rock Central High School, Little Rock, Arkansas, U.S.A.Naming citation (20020724/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Mazumder is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Mazumder is 2.38 au from the Sun and 1.39 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 12094 |
| Provisional designation | 1998 HX99 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.79 |
| Orbital period | 3.35 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.24 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.01 – 2.47 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.103 |
| Inclination | 4.45° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.02 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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