(12097) Peterlowen Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 23 April 1998 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Peter Lowen mentored a finalist in the 2019 Regeneron Science Talent Search, a science competition for high school seniors. He teaches at the Ravenwood High School, Brentwood, Tennessee.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 3, #5, 7), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Peterlowen is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Peterlowen is 2.66 au from the Sun and 3.07 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 12097 |
| Provisional designation | 1998 HG121 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 4.14 km (#12,407 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.411 |
| Rotation period | 6.85 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.99 |
| Orbital period | 3.71 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.40 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.05 – 2.75 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.145 |
| Inclination | 6.14° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.04 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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