(12594) Sidorclare Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 9 September 1999 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Sidor Daas Clare (b. 2005) was a finalist in the 2019 Broadcom MASTERS, a math and science competition for middle-school students, for her materials & bioengineering project. She attended the Beehive Science & Technology Academy, Sandy, Utah.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 3, #1, 8), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Sidorclare is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Sidorclare is 2.32 au from the Sun and 2.35 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 12594 |
| Provisional designation | 1999 RU145 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Rotation period | 80.3 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.43 |
| Orbital period | 4.57 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.75 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.24 – 3.26 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.185 |
| Inclination | 3.72° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.24 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
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- (12590) Ballantine
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- (12592) Brianchen
- (12593) Shashlov
- (12595) Amandashaw
- (12596) Shukla
- (12597) Williamdaniel
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