(12107) Reneebarcia Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 22 May 1998 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Renee Barcia mentored a finalist in the 2019 Regeneron Science Talent Search, a science competition for high school seniors. She teaches at the Herricks High School, New Hyde Park, New York.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 3, #5, 7), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Reneebarcia is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Reneebarcia is 2.14 au from the Sun and 3.12 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 12107 |
| Provisional designation | 1998 KU46 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 3.09 km (#14,995 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.353 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.65 |
| Orbital period | 3.22 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.18 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.12 – 2.24 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0276 |
| Inclination | 5.04° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.14 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also named after someone called Renee
All asteroids named after someone called Renee
Also discovered on 22 May 1998
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- (12106) Menghuan
- (12108) Jamesaustin
- (12529) Reighard
- (12530) Richardson
- (12860) Turney
- (12861) Wacker
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