(12200) Richlipe Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 1 March 1981 by S. J. Bus at Siding Spring.
Richard Loyde Lipe Jr. (b. 1964) contributed to NASA's Lucy Trojan asteroid mission as the Program Manager and Engineering Manager at Lockheed Martin Space.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 1, #9, 10), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Richlipe is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Richlipe is 2.89 au from the Sun and 3.73 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 12200 |
| Provisional designation | 1981 EM7 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 5.19 km (#10,266 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.314 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.54 |
| Orbital period | 4.16 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.59 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.04 – 3.13 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.211 |
| Inclination | 5.79° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.03 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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