(12571) Occhiogrosso Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 12 July 1999 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Justin Occhiogrosso mentored a finalist in the 2019 Regeneron Science Talent Search, a science competition for high school seniors. He teaches at the Harriton High School, Rosemont, Pennsylvania.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 3, #5, 9), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Occhiogrosso is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Occhiogrosso is 2.79 au from the Sun and 3.79 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 12571 |
| Provisional designation | 1999 NM2 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 3.36 km (#14,308 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.357 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.43 |
| Orbital period | 4.06 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.54 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.06 – 3.03 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.192 |
| Inclination | 10.6° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.07 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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