(12872) Susiestevens Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 21 July 1998 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Susie Stevens (b. 1950), a 2002 Intel Excellence in Teaching Award finalist, is a teacher at the Latta High School, Ada, Oklahoma, U.S.A.Naming citation (20020724/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Susiestevens is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Susiestevens is 2.49 au from the Sun and 1.75 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 12872 |
| Provisional designation | 1998 OZ5 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 3.03 km (#15,141 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.402 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.54 |
| Orbital period | 3.39 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.26 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.94 – 2.57 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.138 |
| Inclination | 3.22° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.931 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.