(12593) Shashlov Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 9 September 1999 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Anthon Michailovich Shashlov (b. 1986) is a finalist in the 2002 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for his computer science project. He attends the Gymnasium 1520 named after Kaptsov, Moscow, Russia.Naming citation (20020724/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Shashlov is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Shashlov is 2.60 au from the Sun and 2.32 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 12593 |
| Provisional designation | 1999 RQ136 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 3.02 km (#15,172 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.337 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.73 |
| Orbital period | 3.71 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.40 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.18 – 2.62 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0914 |
| Inclination | 3.95° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.16 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 9 September 1999
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- (12130) Mousa
- (12589) Davidanand
- (12590) Ballantine
- (12591) Bergey
- (12592) Brianchen
- (12594) Sidorclare
- (12595) Amandashaw
- (12596) Shukla
- (12597) Williamdaniel
- (12598) Sierra
- (12599) Singhal