(12501) Nord Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 20 March 1998 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Ashley Lynne Nord (b. 1985) is a finalist in the 2002 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for her earth and space sciences project. She attends the Stevens High School, Rapid City, South Dakota, U.S.A.Naming citation (20020724/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Nord is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Nord is 2.21 au from the Sun and 3.21 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 12501 |
| Provisional designation | 1998 FL66 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.41 |
| Orbital period | 3.56 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.33 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.87 – 2.79 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.197 |
| Inclination | 0.768° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.854 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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