(12468) Zachotin Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 14 January 1997 by L. Sarounova at Ondrejov.
Zachotín is a village in Vysočina that has hosted the Mobile Astronomical Expedition of Prague Štefánik Observatory each summer since 1981. This minor planet is named in appreciation of the hospitality of the residents of the village.Naming citation (20010705/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Zachotin is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Zachotin is 2.41 au from the Sun and 2.80 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 12468 |
| Provisional designation | 1997 AE18 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 3.37 km (#14,298 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.205 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.4 |
| Orbital period | 3.30 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.22 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.92 – 2.52 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.134 |
| Inclination | 6.22° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.912 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.