(12062) Tilmanspohn Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 24 March 1998 by ODAS at Caussols.
Tilman Spohn (b. 1950) was director of the Institute of Planetary Research at the German Aerospace Center (DLR) in Berlin. He pioneered in-situ measurements of thermal and mechanical properties of planetary surfaces and was Principal Investigator for the instrument MUPUS on the Rosetta lander Philae.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2017-12-03), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Tilmanspohn is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Tilmanspohn is 2.79 au from the Sun and 3.59 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 12062 |
| Provisional designation | 1998 FB10 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 3.82 km (#13,164 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.277 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.5 |
| Orbital period | 4.13 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.57 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.07 – 3.08 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.197 |
| Inclination | 6.25° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.06 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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