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12252 Gwangju

asteroid
Place Asteroid Q1341512

Facts

24 properties

Identity

Instance of
asteroid
More facts +23
Follows
(12251) 1988 TO1[3]
Followed by
(12253) 1988 VG4[4]
Absolute magnitude
+13.1, +13.32[14][15]
Albedo
+0.199[33]
Apoapsis
+3.837, +3.8267120344777[24][25]
Argument of periapsis
+243.31484, +245.9585487482284[28][29]
Diameter
+7.489[32]
Discoverer or inventor
Masahiro Koishikawa[1]
Epoch
November 21, 2025[34]
Longitude of ascending node
+176.58843, +175.6069547071184[20][21]
Mean anomaly
+117.31580, +254.6836532772265[30][31]
Minor planet group
asteroid belt[5]
Orbital eccentricity
0.22 (0.22–0.23, n=3)[11][12][13]
Orbital inclination
+12.32327, +12.30684797164816[16][17]
Orbital period
+5.51, +2017.266433028567[18][19]
Parent astronomical body
Sun[6]
Periapsis
+2.4043325, +2.422230809616285[26][27]
Provisional designation
1988 VT1, 1996 HY4[7][8]
Semi-major axis of an orbit
+3.1205461, +3.124471422046993[22][23]
Significant event
naming[10]
Site of astronomical discovery
Aoba-ku[2]
Time of discovery or invention
November 8, 1988[9]
Time of periapsis
+2461590.642030814[35]
🏷️ Also known as
en 12252 Gwangju en Gwangju de (12252) Gwangju fa سیارک 12252 fa سیارک ۱۲۲۵۲ ja 光州 ko 12252 광주 ru (12252) 1988 VT1 ru 1988 VT1 ru 1996 HY4 ru Gwangju uk 12252 Gwangju uk 12252 Кванджу zh 小行星12252
🔖 Identifiers · 3
Freebase ID
/m/03y34hh
JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID
20012252
Minor Planet Center body ID
12252

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🔗 Connections
Discoverer or inventor 1
Masahiro Koishikawa
Epoch 1
November 21, 2025
Followed by 1
(12253) 1988 VG4
Followed by (predecessor) 1
(12253) 1988 VG4
Follows 1
(12251) 1988 TO1
Instance of 1
asteroid
Minor planet group 1
asteroid belt
Parent astronomical body 1
Sun
Preceded by (successor) 1
(12251) 1988 TO1
Site of astronomical discovery 1
Aoba-ku
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  1. [1] ↑ . Minor Planet Center database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [5] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [7] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [8] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [9] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [12] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [13] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [14] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [15] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [16] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [17] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [18] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [19] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [20] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [21] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [22] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [23] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [24] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [25] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  26. [26] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  27. [27] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  28. [28] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  29. [29] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  30. [30] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  31. [31] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  32. [32] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  33. [33] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  34. [34] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  35. [35] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.

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