(12950) Michielrodenhuis Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 26 March 1971 by van Houten, C. J., van Houten-Groeneveld, I., Gehrels, T. at Palomar.
Michiel Rodenhuis (b. 1971) is a Dutch experimental astrophysicist, specializing in astronomical polarimetry. Since 2022, he has been director of the Netherlands Research School for Astronomy.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 5, #17, 17), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Michielrodenhuis is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Michielrodenhuis is 2.54 au from the Sun and 3.49 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 12950 |
| Provisional designation | 4321 T-1 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 7.28 km (#7,332 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0580 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.64 |
| Orbital period | 4.25 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.62 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.23 – 3.01 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.149 |
| Inclination | 2.55° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.25 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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