(12504) Nuest Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 24 March 1998 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Jennifer Elizabeth Nuest (b. 1985) is a finalist in the 2002 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for her environmental science project. She attends the Kouts High School, Kouts, Indiana, U.S.A.Naming citation (20020724/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Nuest is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Nuest is 2.65 au from the Sun and 2.95 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 12504 |
| Provisional designation | 1998 FS75 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 3.91 km (#12,979 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.247 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.28 |
| Orbital period | 3.69 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.39 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.03 – 2.75 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.150 |
| Inclination | 5.97° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.03 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also named after someone called Jennifer
- (5398) Jennifergannon
- (7807) Grier
- (10480) Jennyblue
- (10494) Jenniferwest
- (11190) Jennibell
- (12485) Jenniferharris
- (13279) Gutman
- (13310) Nilvo
- (13853) Jenniferfritz
- (14683) Remy
- (15160) Wygoda
- (16114) Alyono
All asteroids named after someone called Jennifer
Also discovered on 24 March 1998
- (8747) Asahi
- (9123) Yoshiko
- (12062) Tilmanspohn
- (12503) Danielpeterson
- (16915) Bredthauer
- (16934) Kevinmeng
- (17777) Ornicar
- (18649) Fabrega
- (18689) Rodrick
- (19434) Bahuffman
- (19436) Marycole
- (19437) Jennyblank