(12852) Teply Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 20 March 1998 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Grant Paul Teply (b. 1987) is a finalist in the 2002 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for his physics project. He attends the Nicolet High School, Glendale, Wisconsin, U.S.A.Naming citation (20020724/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Teply is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Teply is 2.03 au from the Sun and 1.61 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 12852 |
| Provisional designation | 1998 FW30 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.59 |
| Orbital period | 3.42 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.27 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.94 – 2.60 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.146 |
| Inclination | 6.47° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.932 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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