(12465) Perth Amboy Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 3 January 1997 by Spacewatch at Kitt Peak.
Perth Amboy, a New Jersey city, was settled in 1683 and incorporated in 1718. It is an important industrial city and port of entry with a fine harbor near New York City.Naming citation (20021120/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Perth Amboy is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Perth Amboy is 2.75 au from the Sun and 3.08 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 12465 |
| Provisional designation | 1997 AD10 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 5.20 km (#10,239 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0830 |
| Rotation period | 122 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.04 |
| Orbital period | 3.74 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.41 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.93 – 2.88 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.197 |
| Inclination | 4.13° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.924 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 3 January 1997
- (7505) Furusho
- (9106) Yatagarasu
- (12027) Masaakitanaka
- (12460) Mando
- (12828) Batteas
- (13188) Okinawa
- (16788) Alyssarose