(12800) Oobayashiarata Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 27 November 1995 by T. Kobayashi at Oizumi.
Arata Oobayashi (1957-1999) was a Japanese amateur astronomer and computer engineer. He was also famous as a photographic artist, leaving excellent astronomical photographs. The name was suggested by M. Namiki.Naming citation (20000726/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Oobayashiarata is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Oobayashiarata is 2.74 au from the Sun and 3.74 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 12800 |
| Provisional designation | 1995 WQ7 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.36 |
| Orbital period | 3.71 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.40 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.96 – 2.83 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.183 |
| Inclination | 0.882° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.965 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.