12898 Mignard
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12898 Mignard is a main-belt
asteroid
discovered on , by Francois Mignard
at .
Asteroid belt
The asteroid belt is the region of the Solar System located roughly between the orbits of the planets Mars and Jupiter. It is occupied by numerous irregularly shaped bodies called asteroids or minor planets...
asteroid
Asteroid
Asteroids are a class of small Solar System bodies in orbit around the Sun. They have also been called planetoids, especially the larger ones...
discovered on , by Francois Mignard
Francois Mignard
François Mignard is Director of CERGA of the Observatoire de la Côte d'Azur. Expert in space astrometry and solar system dynamics, Mignard is also involved in space missions such as the European Space Agency's Hipparcos and the Gaia mission...
at .