(420612) Nuptel Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 6 February 2008 by PMO NEO Survey Program at XuYi.
NUPT, founded in 1942, is the abbreviation of “Nanjing University of Posts and Telecommunications”. Over the past 80 years, it has developed into a renowned university in China, and has been hailed as the “Cradle of China's IT Talents”, having cultivated a large number of high-tech talents in the field of information.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 2, #11, 11), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Nuptel is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Nuptel is 2.41 au from the Sun and 3.33 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 420612 |
| Provisional designation | 2012 HK60 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 17.13 |
| Orbital period | 3.59 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.34 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.11 – 2.57 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0985 |
| Inclination | 11.3° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.16 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.