(12367) Ourinhos Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 8 February 1994 by O. A. Naranjo at Merida.
Ourinhos, a city in the state of Saõ Paulo, Brazil, is prone to forest fires. The name was chosen for this minor planet by a team of local high school students who won a contest in which the participants were challenged to develop equipment able to fight forest fires.Naming citation (20080321/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Ourinhos is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Ourinhos is 1.99 au from the Sun and 1.18 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 12367 |
| Provisional designation | 1994 CN8 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.76 |
| Orbital period | 3.37 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.25 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.93 – 2.57 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.141 |
| Inclination | 2.31° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.939 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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