(12167) Olivermuller Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 29 September 1973 by van Houten, C. J., van Houten-Groeneveld, I., Gehrels, T. at Palomar.
Oliver Müller (b. 1971), a cardiologist in the stroke department of the Heidelberg University Hospital, convinced the second discoverer in a personal dialogue that her life was still valuable and that the coronary catheterization was necessary.Naming citation (20081113/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Olivermuller is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Olivermuller is 2.89 au from the Sun and 3.28 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 12167 |
| Provisional designation | 4306 T-2 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 3.97 km (#12,826 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.282 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.46 |
| Orbital period | 3.70 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.39 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.88 – 2.90 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.215 |
| Inclination | 9.60° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.886 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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