(12095) Pinel Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 25 April 1998 by E. W. Elst at La Silla.
Philippe Pinel (1745-1826), a French physician who made revolutionary contributions to the treatment of patients suffering from mental illness, became chief physician at the La Salpêtrière clinic in Paris. His Traité médico-philosophique sur l´Aliénation mentale (1801) has been translated into several languages.Naming citation (20091004/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Pinel is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Pinel is 2.82 au from the Sun and 3.82 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 12095 |
| Provisional designation | 1998 HE102 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.73 |
| Orbital period | 4.82 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.85 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.80 – 2.90 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0173 |
| Inclination | 1.43° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.82 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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