(12529) Reighard Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 22 May 1998 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Chelsea Lynne Reighard (b. 1986) is a finalist in the 2002 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for her biochemistry project. She attends the D.W. Daniel High School, Clemson, South Carolina, U.S.A.Naming citation (20020724/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Reighard is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Reighard is 2.19 au from the Sun and 1.21 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 12529 |
| Provisional designation | 1998 KG41 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 2.35 km (#16,519 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.734 |
| Rotation period | 4.84 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.45 |
| Orbital period | 3.38 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.25 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.19 – 2.32 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0283 |
| Inclination | 2.21° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.19 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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