(12284) Pohl Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 17 March 1991 by E. F. Helin at Palomar.
Frederik Pohl (b. 1919) is a U.S. science-fiction writer whose vivid imagination and stirring tales took readers to the moon, Venus, Mars, the Oort Cloud and black holes. The name was suggested by D. Brin.Naming citation (20011130/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Pohl is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Pohl is 3.00 au from the Sun and 2.85 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 12284 |
| Provisional designation | 1991 FP |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 11.2 km (#4,451 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.128 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.22 |
| Orbital period | 5.64 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.17 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.52 – 3.82 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.206 |
| Inclination | 14.7° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.53 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also named after someone called Frederik
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Also discovered on 17 March 1991
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