(12753) Povenmire Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 18 April 1993 by Shoemaker, C. S., Shoemaker, E. M. at Palomar.
Katie Povenmire, a coronary critical care nurse, is a skilled observer of the skies with her husband Hal Povenmire. Meteor showers, lunar grazes and occultations for determining the diameters of minor planets come under her discerning eye. Katie understands well the joy and success of team work.Naming citation (20000726/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Povenmire is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Povenmire is 2.38 au from the Sun and 3.07 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 12753 |
| Provisional designation | 1993 HE |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 7.61 km (#6,992 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.305 |
| Rotation period | 17.6 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 12.96 |
| Orbital period | 4.26 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.63 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.25 – 3.01 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.144 |
| Inclination | 14.8° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.29 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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