(12866) Yanamadala Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 22 May 1998 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Vijay Yanamadala (b. 1986) is a finalist in the 2002 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for his environmental science project. He attends the Palos Verdes Peninsula High School, Palos Verdes Estates, California, U.S.A.Naming citation (20020724/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Yanamadala is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Yanamadala is 2.86 au from the Sun and 2.82 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 12866 |
| Provisional designation | 1998 KL65 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 2.65 km (#15,970 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.400 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.03 |
| Orbital period | 3.75 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.41 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.96 – 2.86 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.186 |
| Inclination | 2.92° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.950 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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Also discovered on 22 May 1998
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