(12206) Prats Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 2 March 1981 by S. J. Bus at Siding Spring.
Rebecca Maria Prats (b. 1989) contributed to NASA's Lucy Trojan asteroid mission as the Configuration Manager. When not working on space vehicles, she turns her attention to high performance automobiles.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 1, #9, 10), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Prats is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Prats is 2.99 au from the Sun and 3.41 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 12206 |
| Provisional designation | 1981 EG27 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.94 |
| Orbital period | 5.15 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.98 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.81 – 3.15 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0569 |
| Inclination | 2.28° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.81 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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