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12874 Poisson

asteroid
Place Asteroid Q427681

Facts

25 properties

Identity

Instance of
asteroid
More facts +24
Follows
12873 Clausewitz[4]
Followed by
(12875) 1998 QA2[5]
Absolute magnitude
+13.6, +13.7[16][17]
Albedo
+0.261[35]
Apoapsis
+3.028, +3.038766655685691[26][27]
Argument of periapsis
+91.89003, +91.72953982854713[30][31]
Diameter
+5.431[34]
Discoverer or inventor
Paul G. Comba[1]
Epoch
November 21, 2025[36]
Longitude of ascending node
+175.93178, +175.9012758108427[22][23]
Mean anomaly
+199.44027, +332.1395870136217[32][33]
Minor planet group
asteroid belt[6]
Named after
Siméon Denis Poisson[3]
Orbital eccentricity
0.07 (0.06–0.07, n=3)[13][14][15]
Orbital inclination
+1.76229, +1.76801290890524[18][19]
Orbital period
+4.8, +1752.770326547294[20][21]
Parent astronomical body
Sun[7]
Periapsis
+2.6660527, +2.651261113688844[28][29]
Provisional designation
1992 LG2, 1993 RH12, 1998 QZ[8][9][10]
Semi-major axis of an orbit
+2.8470487, +2.845013884687268[24][25]
Significant event
naming[12]
Site of astronomical discovery
Prescott Observatory[2]
Time of discovery or invention
August 19, 1998[11]
Time of periapsis
+2461136.1469587996[37]
🏷️ Also known as
en Poisson en 12874 Poisson de (12874) Poisson fa سیارک ۱۲۸۷۴ ru Poisson ru 1993 RH12 ru (12874) 1998 QZ ru 1992 LG2 ru 1998 QZ sv 1998 QZ uk 12874 Пуассон zh 小行星12874
🔖 Identifiers · 3
Freebase ID
/m/03y80jp
JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID
20012874
Minor Planet Center body ID
12874

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Discoverer or inventor 1
Paul G. Comba
Epoch 1
November 21, 2025
Followed by 1
(12875) 1998 QA2
Followed by (predecessor) 1
(12875) 1998 QA2
Follows 1
12873 Clausewitz
Instance of 1
asteroid
Minor planet group 1
asteroid belt
Named after 1
Siméon Denis Poisson
Parent astronomical body 1
Sun
Preceded by (successor) 1
12873 Clausewitz
Site of astronomical discovery 1
Prescott Observatory
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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] ↑ . 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] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [14] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [15] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [16] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [17] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [18] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. 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] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. 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.
  37. [37] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.

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  1. 11d ago · AbzalM · 2026-10-31 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Periapsis → 2.666053 astronomical unit, 2.651261 astronomical unit
    Orbital period → 4.8 year, 1,752.770327 day
    Instance of → asteroid
    Discoverer or inventor → Paul G. Comba
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