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12513 Niven

asteroid
Thing asteroid Q738397

Facts

25 properties
Instance of
asteroid
Follows
12512 Split[4]
Followed by
12514 Schommer[5]
Absolute magnitude
+14.8, +15.13[15][16]
Albedo
+0.263[34]
Apoapsis
+2.536, +2.53644227330457[25][26]
Argument of periapsis
+334.43053, +334.4588011773311[29][30]
Diameter
+2.476[33]
Discoverer or inventor
Paul G. Comba[1]
Epoch
November 21, 2025[35]
Longitude of ascending node
+27.61979, +27.54491748420442[21][22]
Mean anomaly
+100.05121, +129.2208417920748[31][32]
Minor planet group
asteroid belt[6]
Named after
Ivan M. Niven[3]
Orbital eccentricity
0.18 (0.18–0.18, n=3)[12][13][14]
Orbital inclination
+2.23656, +2.23570348322946[17][18]
Orbital period
+3.16, +1153.223959569186[19][20]
Parent astronomical body
Sun[7]
Periapsis
+1.7683908, +1.767900171294724[27][28]
Provisional designation
1980 VV, 1998 HC20[8][9]
Semi-major axis of an orbit
+2.1521356, +2.152171222299647[23][24]
Significant event
naming[11]
Site of astronomical discovery
Prescott Observatory[2]
Time of discovery or invention
April 27, 1998[10]
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Time of periapsis
+2460586.553969916[36]
🏷️ Also known as
en Niven de (12513) Niven fa سیارک ۱۲۵۱۳ ru 1980 VV ru (12513) 1998 HC20 ru 1998 HC20 uk 12513 Нівен zh 小行星12513
🔖 Identifiers · 3
Freebase ID
/m/03y7pjg
JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID
20012513
Minor Planet Center body ID
12513

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [1] ↑ . Minor Planet Center database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [2] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [4] ↑ . Minor Planet Center database. wikidata.org.
  5. [5] ↑ . Minor Planet Center database. wikidata.org.
  6. [6] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [7] ↑ . 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] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [13] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [14] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [15] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [16] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [17] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [18] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [19] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [20] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [21] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [22] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [23] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [24] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [25] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  26. [26] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  27. [27] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  28. [28] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  29. [29] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  30. [30] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  31. [31] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. 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.
  36. [36] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.

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  1. 7d ago · AbzalM · 2026-10-31 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Periapsis → {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+1.7683908'}, {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+1.767900171294724'}
    Orbital period → {'unit': 'Q577', 'amount': '+3.16'}, {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+1153.223959569186'}
    Wikipedia languages → ['arz', 'ce', 'de', 'en', 'eo', 'es', 'fa', 'fr', 'it', 'kaa', 'pl', 'pt', 'ro',
    Instance of → asteroid
    + 29 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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