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Trash neo 9 EP

(385268) 2001 RC12

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Score breakdown

· 3 badges
9 pts · Trash
Trash 15 pts → Common
  • Near-Earth object +5
  • Amor: shadows Earth's orbit from outside +4
  • Catalogue designation only +0
Total score 9

6 more points to reach Common.

Badges

  • Near-Earth object · +5
  • Catalogue designation only
  • Amor: shadows Earth's orbit from outside · +4

Trivia

What it actually is

  • Its orbit family. An Amor-class object. It approaches Earth's orbit from outside without ever crossing it — named for the asteroid Amor, which swept past at 16 million km in 1932.
  • Closest approach. At its nearest it comes within 1.15 AU of the Sun — inside the orbit of Mars.
  • One lap. A single orbit around the Sun takes it about 5.7 years.
  • How far it roams. Its orbit swings between 1.15 and 5.27 AU from the Sun.

Sense of scale

  • Sense of scale. In everyday terms it is roughly 0.4× the height of Mount Everest.

By the numbers

  • Size. Roughly 3.2 km across.

What's in a name

  • Designation. Known only by its catalogue designation — no name yet.

Properties

albedo
0.08
aphelion au
5.27
designation
385268
diameter km
3.2
eccentricity
0.6427
full name
385268 (2001 RC12)
h mag
15.81
inclination
27.41
mean motion deg day
0.1714
moid au
0.153
name
(385268) 2001 RC12
number only
yes
orbit class
AMO
perihelion au
1.147
semi major au
3.209

About (385268) 2001 RC12

(385268) 2001 RC12 is a trash neo. It swings within 1.147 AU of the Sun at perihelion.

An Amor-class object. It approaches Earth's orbit from outside without ever crossing it — named for the asteroid Amor, which swept past at 16 million km in 1932.

How to see it

Like any astronomical target, (385268) 2001 RC12 is best seen from a dark site away from city lights, and when it is above the horizon depends on your latitude and the time of year. Because it moves against the background stars, the live position panel on this page tracks where it is right now. The visibility panel above works out tonight's viewing window for your saved location.

Why (385268) 2001 RC12 is a trash neo

(385268) 2001 RC12 scores 9 points on Spacedle's rarity scale, which places it in the trash tier. Another 6 points would lift it into a rarer tier.

That score comes from 3 science badges — Near-Earth object, Catalogue designation only and Amor: shadows Earth's orbit from outside — each earned for a real, measurable property of the object. Rarity on Spacedle is never random: the more remarkable an object's astrophysics, the more badges it collects, the higher it scores, and the rarer it ranks.