(12087) Tiffanylin Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 20 April 1998 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Tiffany Fangtse Lin (b. 1984) is a finalist in the 2002 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for her biochemistry project. She attends the Montgomery Blair High School, North Potomac, Maryland, U.S.A.Naming citation (20020724/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Tiffanylin is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Tiffanylin is 2.12 au from the Sun and 2.12 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 12087 |
| Provisional designation | 1998 HB30 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 2.38 km (#16,476 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.284 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.4 |
| Orbital period | 3.29 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.21 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.86 – 2.57 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.160 |
| Inclination | 3.48° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.858 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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