(12577) Samra Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 7 September 1999 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Shamsher Singh Samra (b. 1986) is a finalist in the 2002 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for his earth and space sciences project. He attends the Clovis West High School, Fresno, California, U.S.A.Naming citation (20020724/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Samra is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Samra is 2.49 au from the Sun and 2.07 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 12577 |
| Provisional designation | 1999 RA13 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 6.46 km (#8,297 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0880 |
| Rotation period | 329 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.55 |
| Orbital period | 4.54 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.74 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.49 – 3.00 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0942 |
| Inclination | 4.40° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.47 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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