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12871 Samarasinha

asteroid
Asteroid Q2624556

Facts

25 properties

Identity

Instance of
asteroid
More facts +24
Follows
12870 Rolandmeier[4]
Followed by
12872 Susiestevens[5]
Absolute magnitude
14.1, 14.21[17][18]
Albedo
0.367[36]
Apoapsis
2.660 au, 2.659740579011514 au[27][28]
Argument of periapsis
296.53674°, 296.5830432340576°[31][32]
Diameter
3.643 km[35]
Discoverer or inventor
Lowell Observatory Near-Earth-Object Search[1]
Epoch
November 21, 2025[37]
Longitude of ascending node
112.62046°, 112.5577976497816°[23][24]
Mean anomaly
186.09692°, 272.8254473309274°[33][34]
Minor planet group
asteroid belt[6]
Named after
Nalin Samarasinha[3]
Orbital eccentricity
0.17 (0.17–0.17, n=3)[14][15][16]
Orbital inclination
5.32005°, 5.322135824498927°[19][20]
Orbital period
3.42 year, 1,249.7161959928 day[21][22]
Parent astronomical body
Sun[7]
Periapsis
1.8828072 au, 1.881473509770963 au[29][30]
Provisional designation
1971 UX3, 1988 SQ3, 1993 BS2, 1998 ML37[8][9][10][11]
Semi-major axis of an orbit
2.2713969 au, 2.270607044391238 au[25][26]
Significant event
naming[13]
Site of astronomical discovery
Anderson Mesa Station[2]
Time of discovery or invention
June 24, 1998[12]
Time of periapsis
2,461,303.120695414 Julian day[38]
🏷️ Also known as
en Samarasinha en 12871 Samarasinha de (12871) Samarasinha fa سیارک 12871 fa سیارک ۱۲۸۷۱ ru Samarasinha ru 1988 SQ3 ru (12871) 1998 ML37 ru 1971 UX3 ru 1993 BS2 ru 1998 ML37 sv 1998 ML37 uk 12871 Samarasinha uk 12871 Самарасінха zh 小行星12871
🔖 Identifiers · 3
Freebase ID
/m/03yg339
JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID
20012871
Minor Planet Center body ID
12871

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🔗 Connections
Discoverer or inventor 1
Lowell Observatory Near-Earth-Object Search
Epoch 1
November 21, 2025
Followed by 1
12872 Susiestevens
Followed by (predecessor) 1
12872 Susiestevens
Follows 1
12870 Rolandmeier
Instance of 1
asteroid
Minor planet group 1
asteroid belt
Parent astronomical body 1
Sun
Preceded by (successor) 1
12870 Rolandmeier
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] ↑ . 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] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [12] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [14] ↑ . 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] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. 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.
  37. [37] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  38. [38] ↑ . 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 → 1.882807 astronomical unit, 1.881474 astronomical unit
    Orbital period → 3.42 year, 1,249.716196 day
    Instance of → asteroid
    Discoverer or inventor → Lowell Observatory Near-Earth-Object Search
    + 19 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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