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12870 Rolandmeier

asteroid
Asteroid Q2624200

Facts

24 properties

Identity

Instance of
asteroid
More facts +23
Follows
12869 Ejiaga[3]
Followed by
12871 Samarasinha[4]
Absolute magnitude
13.9, 14.01[15][16]
Albedo
0.225[34]
Apoapsis
3.028 au, 3.028653318157861 au[25][26]
Argument of periapsis
358.38888°, 359.5921413972731°[29][30]
Diameter
4.868 km[33]
Discoverer or inventor
Lowell Observatory Near-Earth-Object Search[1]
Epoch
November 21, 2025[35]
Longitude of ascending node
276.22717°, 276.0857665141705°[21][22]
Mean anomaly
294.31415°, 241.1932177080361°[31][32]
Minor planet group
asteroid belt[5]
Orbital eccentricity
0.18 (0.18–0.18, n=3)[12][13][14]
Orbital inclination
7.18316°, 7.199479471070955°[17][18]
Orbital period
4.13 year, 1,508.053173027009 day[19][20]
Parent astronomical body
Sun[6]
Periapsis
2.1188946 au, 2.11859927317083 au[27][28]
Provisional designation
1990 SN15, 1997 ES9, 1998 MK37[7][8][9]
Semi-major axis of an orbit
2.5733829 au, 2.573626295664345 au[23][24]
Significant event
naming[11]
Site of astronomical discovery
Anderson Mesa Station[2]
Time of discovery or invention
June 24, 1998[10]
Time of periapsis
2,461,498.1859583682 Julian day[36]
🏷️ Also known as
en 12870 Rolandmeier en Rolandmeier de (12870) Rolandmeier fa سیارک 12870 fa سیارک ۱۲۸۷۰ ru 1997 ES9 ru (12870) 1998 MK37 ru 1990 SN15 ru 1998 MK37 ru Rolandmeier sv 1998 MK37 uk 12870 Rolandmeier uk 12870 Роландмайєр zh 小行星12870
🔖 Identifiers · 3
Freebase ID
/m/03y8687
JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID
20012870
Minor Planet Center body ID
12870

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🔗 Connections
Discoverer or inventor 1
Lowell Observatory Near-Earth-Object Search
Epoch 1
November 21, 2025
Followed by 1
12871 Samarasinha
Followed by (predecessor) 1
12871 Samarasinha
Follows 1
12869 Ejiaga
Instance of 1
asteroid
Minor planet group 1
asteroid belt
Parent astronomical body 1
Sun
Preceded by (successor) 1
12869 Ejiaga
Site of astronomical discovery 1
Anderson Mesa Station
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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] ↑ . 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 → 2.118895 astronomical unit, 2.118599 astronomical unit
    Orbital period → 4.13 year, 1,508.053173 day
    Instance of → asteroid
    Discoverer or inventor → Lowell Observatory Near-Earth-Object Search
    + 18 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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