(12601) Tiffanyswann Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 9 September 1999 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Tiffany Nichole Swann (b. 1985) is a finalist in the 2002 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for her botany project. She attends the Houston County High School, Warner Robins, Georgia, U.S.A.Naming citation (20020724/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Tiffanyswann is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Tiffanyswann is 2.35 au from the Sun and 2.28 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 12601 |
| Provisional designation | 1999 RO178 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 5.96 km (#8,986 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0790 |
| Rotation period | 3.87 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.87 |
| Orbital period | 3.75 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.41 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.98 – 2.85 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.180 |
| Inclination | 3.28° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.976 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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