(12382) Niagara Falls Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 28 September 1994 by Spacewatch at Kitt Peak.
Niagara Falls is the thundering cataract on the Niagara River between Lake Erie and Lake Ontario and is famous as a honeymoon destination. Hydroelectric power has been generated there since 1916.Naming citation (20020128/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Niagara Falls is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Niagara Falls is 2.68 au from the Sun and 2.22 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 12382 |
| Provisional designation | 1994 SO5 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 6.53 km (#8,215 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0720 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.84 |
| Orbital period | 4.65 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.79 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.66 – 2.91 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0449 |
| Inclination | 1.00° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.64 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.