12926 Brianmason
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Discovery and designation
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Discovered by | J. L. Schiff and C. J. Schiff |
Discovery site | Takapuna |
Discovery date | September 27, 1999 |
Designations
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MPC designation | 12926 |
Alternative names[1] | 1999 SO9 |
Epoch May 14, 2008 | |
Ap | 3.2789173 |
Peri | 2.1035859 |
Eccentricity | 0.2183615 |
Orbital period | 1612.6119875 |
Mean anomaly | 323.72184 |
Inclination | 8.78079 |
Longitude of ascending node | 45.21038 |
Argument of peri | 308.10044 |
Absolute magnitude | 13.1 |
12926 Brianmason (1999 SO9) is a Main-belt Asteroid discovered on September 27, 1999 by J. L. Schiff and C. J. Schiff at Takapuna. This asteroid is named in honor of meteoriticist Brian Harold Mason.