(12202) Toddgregory Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 1 March 1981 by S. J. Bus at Siding Spring.
Todd Gregory (b. 1968) contributed to NASA's Lucy Trojan asteroid mission as the Technical Director for Solar Arrays.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 1, #9, 10), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Toddgregory is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Toddgregory is 2.13 au from the Sun and 2.47 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 12202 |
| Provisional designation | 1981 EM13 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 1.92 km (#17,118 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.363 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.91 |
| Orbital period | 3.29 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.21 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.03 – 2.39 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0821 |
| Inclination | 5.01° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.04 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also named after someone called Todd
All asteroids named after someone called Todd
Also discovered on 1 March 1981
- (2788) Andenne
- (3016) Meuse
- (3029) Sanders
- (3030) Vehrenberg
- (3042) Zelinsky
- (3058) Delmary
- (3075) Bornmann
- (3135) Lauer
- (3308) Ferreri
- (3472) Upgren
- (3498) Belton
- (3503) Brandt
More named asteroids discovered by S. J. Bus
- (2285) Ron Helin
- (2780) Monnig
- (2791) Paradise
- (2884) Reddish
- (2919) Dali
- (2980) Cameron
- (2981) Chagall
- (2990) Trimberger
- (3000) Leonardo
- (3029) Sanders
- (3030) Vehrenberg
- (3042) Zelinsky
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