(12085) Susanmoore Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 18 April 1998 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Susan Moore mentored a finalist in the 2019 Regeneron Science Talent Search, a science competition for high school seniors. She teaches at the Horace Greeley High School, Chappaqua, New York.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 3, #5, 7), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Susanmoore is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Susanmoore is 2.17 au from the Sun and 2.97 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 12085 |
| Provisional designation | 1998 HV19 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 2.50 km (#16,272 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.236 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.75 |
| Orbital period | 3.20 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.17 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.04 – 2.31 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0622 |
| Inclination | 4.10° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.05 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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