(12214) Miroshnikov Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 7 September 1981 by L. G. Karachkina at Nauchnyj.
Mikhail Mikhailovich Miroshnikov (b. 1926) was director of the Vavilov State Optical Institute from 1966 to 1989. He developed airborne detection instruments and imaging systems for industrial applications and medical diagnostics in the infrared and far-infrared regions that were used for space investigations.Naming citation (20010804/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Miroshnikov is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Miroshnikov is 2.70 au from the Sun and 3.23 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 12214 |
| Provisional designation | 1981 RF2 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 22.4 km (#1,920 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0890 |
| Rotation period | 9.07 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 11.92 |
| Orbital period | 5.72 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.20 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.68 – 3.71 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.161 |
| Inclination | 14.4° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.68 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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