(12119) Memamis Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 13 July 1999 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Megan Marie Miskowski (b. 1984) is a finalist in the 2002 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for her environmental science project. She attends the Ridgeview High School, Orange Park, Florida, U.S.A.Naming citation (20020724/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Memamis is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Memamis is 2.54 au from the Sun and 3.20 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 12119 |
| Provisional designation | 1999 NG9 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 3.36 km (#14,315 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.248 |
| Rotation period | 7.00 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.65 |
| Orbital period | 3.48 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.30 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.04 – 2.55 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.111 |
| Inclination | 6.63° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.07 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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