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12863 Whitfield

asteroid
Asteroid Q963478

Facts

24 properties

Identity

Instance of
asteroid
More facts +23
Follows
(12862) 1998 KV37[3]
Followed by
12864 Ryandrake[4]
Absolute magnitude
14.6, 14.79[15][16]
Albedo
0.267[34]
Apoapsis
2.486 au, 2.487863833124053 au[25][26]
Argument of periapsis
125.20029°, 125.7841786574819°[29][30]
Diameter
3.392 km[33]
Discoverer or inventor
Lincoln Near-Earth Asteroid Research[1]
Epoch
November 21, 2025[35]
Longitude of ascending node
125.80350°, 125.7067151682879°[21][22]
Mean anomaly
290.08057°, 17.00782243711109°[31][32]
Minor planet group
asteroid belt[5]
Orbital eccentricity
0.1 (0.1–0.1, n=3)[12][13][14]
Orbital inclination
2.93276°, 2.933738867904658°[17][18]
Orbital period
3.42 year, 1,248.185022577012 day[19][20]
Parent astronomical body
Sun[6]
Periapsis
2.0509027 au, 2.049640182931366 au[27][28]
Provisional designation
1977 DN10, 1992 UV9, 1998 KE48[7][8][9]
Semi-major axis of an orbit
2.2685648 au, 2.26875200802771 au[23][24]
Significant event
naming[11]
Site of astronomical discovery
Experimental Test Site[2]
Time of discovery or invention
May 22, 1998[10]
Time of periapsis
2,460,941.530807687 Julian day[36]
🏷️ Also known as
en Whitfield en 12863 Whitfield de (12863) Whitfield fa سیارک ۱۲۸۶۳ ru Whitfield ru 1992 UV9 ru (12863) 1998 KE48 ru 1977 DN10 ru 1998 KE48 sv 1998 KE48 uk 12863 Вітфілд zh 小行星12863
🔖 Identifiers · 3
Freebase ID
/m/03ykzcg
JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID
20012863
Minor Planet Center body ID
12863

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🔗 Connections
Discoverer or inventor 1
Lincoln Near-Earth Asteroid Research
Epoch 1
November 21, 2025
Followed by 1
12864 Ryandrake
Followed by (predecessor) 1
12864 Ryandrake
Follows 1
(12862) 1998 KV37
Instance of 1
asteroid
Minor planet group 1
asteroid belt
Parent astronomical body 1
Sun
Preceded by (successor) 1
(12862) 1998 KV37
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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] ↑ . 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] ↑ . 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. 14d ago · AbzalM · 2026-10-31 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Periapsis → 2.050903 astronomical unit, 2.04964 astronomical unit
    Orbital period → 3.42 year, 1,248.185023 day
    Instance of → asteroid
    Discoverer or inventor → Lincoln Near-Earth Asteroid Research
    + 18 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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