12818 Tomhanks

Tags: Planet.

12818 Tomhanks (1996 GU8) is a main-belt asteroid discovered on April 13 1996 by Spacewatch at Kitt Peak. It is named after Academy Award winning actor Tom Hanks due in part to his role as Jim Lovell in the movie Apollo 13.

apoapsis (km)

4.3315e+11

orbital period (μ)

1.43131e+08

periapsis (km)

3.86642e+11

absolute magnitude

13.7

discovery date

1996-04-13

discoverer

Spacewatch

epoch

May 14 2008

former name

1996 GU8