(12184) Trevormerkley Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 30 September 1975 by S. J. Bus at Palomar.
Trevor Franklin Merkley (b. 1983) contributed to NASA's Lucy Trojan asteroid mission as the Spacecraft Fault Protection Lead and designed the solar array deployment software algorithm.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 1, #9, 9), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Trevormerkley is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Trevormerkley is 2.03 au from the Sun and 1.37 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 12184 |
| Provisional designation | 1975 SB2 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 2.68 km (#15,909 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.187 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.27 |
| Orbital period | 3.38 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.25 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.97 – 2.54 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.126 |
| Inclination | 7.86° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.967 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also named after someone called Trevor
All asteroids named after someone called Trevor
Also discovered on 30 September 1975
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- (4517) Ralpharvey
- (5497) Sararussell
- (6216) San Jose
- (7807) Grier
- (7909) Ziffer
- (8129) Michaelbusch
- (8242) Joshemery
- (8243) Devonburr
- (9715) Paolotanga
- (11440) Massironi
- (12183) Caltonen