(12199) Sohlman Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 8 October 1980 by L. V. Zhuravleva at Nauchnyj.
Michael Sohlman (b. 1944) is a well-known Swedish specialist in economics and finance, executive director of the Nobel Fund, a member of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences and the Royal Swedish Academy of Engineering Sciences.Naming citation (20040928/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Sohlman is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Sohlman is 2.38 au from the Sun and 2.45 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 12199 |
| Provisional designation | 1980 TK6 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 4.71 km (#11,211 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.348 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.6 |
| Orbital period | 3.76 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.42 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.16 – 2.68 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.109 |
| Inclination | 6.50° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.16 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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