(12915) Rinoliver Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 26 September 1998 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Rinoa Jacqueline Oliver (b. 2006) was a finalist in the 2019 Broadcom MASTERS, a math and science competition for middle-school students, for her behavioral and social sciences project. She attended the Georgiana Bruce Kirby Preparatory School, Santa Cruz, California.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 3, #1, 10), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Rinoliver is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Rinoliver is 2.23 au from the Sun and 3.23 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 12915 |
| Provisional designation | 1998 SL161 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 5.58 km (#9,593 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.297 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.63 |
| Orbital period | 4.29 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.64 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.22 – 3.06 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.159 |
| Inclination | 1.41° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.21 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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