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(12667) 1979 DF

asteroid
Place asteroid Q19624963

Facts

24 properties
Instance of
asteroid
Follows
(12666) 1978 XW[3]
Followed by
12668 Scottstarin[4]
Absolute magnitude
+13.3, +13.52[13][14]
Albedo
+0.119[33]
Apoapsis
+3.096, +3.09973884690611[24][25]
Argument of periapsis
+126.56887, +125.9981004776997[28][29]
Diameter
+9.24[32]
Discoverer or inventor
Norman G. Thomas[1]
Epoch
May 5, 2025[34]
Longitude of ascending node
+36.02071, +35.94026203098644[20][21]
Mean anomaly
+2.80012, +234.8362792801429[30][31]
Minor planet group
asteroid belt[5]
Orbital eccentricity
0.17 (0.16–0.17, n=3)[10][11][12]
Orbital inclination
+14.75877, +14.75070205395052[15][16]
Orbital period
+4.33, +1581.676615253354[17][18]
Parent astronomical body
Sun[6]
Periapsis
+2.2208874, +2.213705957967927[26][27]
Provisional designation
1979 DF, 1977 UL5[7][8]
Rotation period
+7.77[19]
Semi-major axis of an orbit
+2.6583113, +2.656722402437018[22][23]
Site of astronomical discovery
Anderson Mesa Station[2]
Time of discovery or invention
February 28, 1979[9]
Time of periapsis
+2461350.412583724[35]
🏷️ Also known as
en (12667) 1979 DF sv (12667) 1979 DF sv 1979 DF zh 小行星12667
🔖 Identifiers · 4
Freebase ID
/m/0k04z0x
JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID
20012667
Minor Planet Center body ID
12667
Wolfram Language entity code
Entity["MinorPlanet", "MinorPlanet12667Provisional1979DF"]

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🔗 Connections
Discoverer or inventor 1
Norman G. Thomas
Epoch 1
May 5, 2025
Followed by 1
12668 Scottstarin
Followed by (predecessor) 1
12668 Scottstarin
Follows 1
(12666) 1978 XW
Instance of 1
asteroid
Minor planet group 1
asteroid belt
Parent astronomical body 1
Sun
Preceded by (successor) 1
(12666) 1978 XW
Site of astronomical discovery 1
Anderson Mesa Station
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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [1] ↑ . JPL Small-Body 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] ↑ . 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] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [12] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: 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] ↑ . 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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  1. 4d ago · AbzalM · 2026-10-31 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Periapsis → {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+2.2208874'}, {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+2.213705957967927'}
    Orbital period → {'unit': 'Q577', 'amount': '+4.33'}, {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+1581.676615253354'}
    Wikipedia languages → ['arz', 'ce', 'eo', 'fr', 'kaa', 'sv', 'tt']
    Rotation period → {'unit': 'Q25235', 'amount': '+7.77'}
    + 24 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update-languages-and-other-short:0||kaa */ kaawiki sitelink"
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