(12099) Meigooni Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 23 April 1998 by LINEAR at Socorro.
David Nima Meigooni (b. 1986) is a finalist in the 2002 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for his biochemistry project. He attends the Paul Laurence Dunbar High School, Lexington, Kentucky, U.S.A.Naming citation (20020724/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Meigooni is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Meigooni is 2.38 au from the Sun and 3.36 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 12099 |
| Provisional designation | 1998 HQ124 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 3.64 km (#13,602 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.231 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.78 |
| Orbital period | 3.58 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.34 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.21 – 2.47 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0557 |
| Inclination | 5.75° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.23 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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