(12506) Pariser Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 31 March 1998 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Andrew Robert Pariser (b. 1985) is a finalist in the 2002 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for his engineering project. He attends the Paul D. Schreiber Senior High School, Port Washington, New York, U.S.A.Naming citation (20020724/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Pariser is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Pariser is 2.52 au from the Sun and 2.77 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 12506 |
| Provisional designation | 1998 FR108 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 3.50 km (#13,963 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.228 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.84 |
| Orbital period | 3.93 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.49 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.40 – 2.58 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0362 |
| Inclination | 6.14° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.41 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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