(12681) Pevear Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 24 October 1981 by S. J. Bus at Palomar.
Kristina Pevear (b. 1982) contributed to NASA's Lucy Trojan asteroid mission as the Systems Engineering Verification Engineer.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 1, #9, 12), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Pevear is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Pevear is 2.13 au from the Sun and 1.23 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 12681 |
| Provisional designation | 1981 UL29 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.53 |
| Orbital period | 4.52 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.73 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.11 – 3.36 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.228 |
| Inclination | 14.1° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.13 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also named after someone called Kristina
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