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(12977) 1978 NC

asteroid
Asteroid Q19625092

Facts

24 properties

Identity

Instance of
asteroid
More facts +23
Follows
12976 Kalinenkov[4]
Followed by
12978 Ivashov[5]
Absolute magnitude
+14.2, +14.31[15][16]
Albedo
+0.179[34]
Apoapsis
+3.066, +3.067507472543336[25][26]
Argument of periapsis
+190.66928, +191.134267543216[29][30]
Diameter
+5.978[33]
Discoverer or inventor
Eleanor F. Helin, Eugene Merle Shoemaker[1][2]
Epoch
May 5, 2025[35]
Longitude of ascending node
+114.45064, +114.3439869489542[21][22]
Mean anomaly
+246.34374, +152.3342594021326[31][32]
Minor planet group
asteroid belt[6]
Orbital eccentricity
0.2 (0.2–0.2, n=3)[12][13][14]
Orbital inclination
+27.62956, +27.66314486490296[17][18]
Orbital period
+4.09, +1494.642245166651[19][20]
Parent astronomical body
Sun[7]
Periapsis
+2.0477200, +2.049183795269469[27][28]
Provisional designation
1994 LM1, 1978 NC[8][9]
Semi-major axis of an orbit
+2.5568156, +2.558345633906402[23][24]
Significant event
naming[11]
Site of astronomical discovery
Palomar Observatory[3]
Time of discovery or invention
July 10, 1978[10]
Time of periapsis
+2460168.041056976[36]
🏷️ Also known as
en (12977) 1978 NC it 12977 Nanettevigil it 1978 NC it 1994 LM1 sv 12977 1978 NC zh 小行星12977
🔖 Identifiers · 4
Freebase ID
/m/0k1v95w
JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID
20012977
Minor Planet Center body ID
12977
Wolfram Language entity code
Entity["MinorPlanet", "MinorPlanet12977Provisional1978NC"]

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🔗 Connections
Discoverer or inventor 2
Eugene Merle Shoemaker, Eleanor F. Helin
Epoch 1
May 5, 2025
Follows 1
12976 Kalinenkov
Instance of 1
asteroid
Minor planet group 1
asteroid belt
Parent astronomical body 1
Sun
Preceded by (successor) 1
12976 Kalinenkov
Site of astronomical discovery 1
Palomar Observatory
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Related Entities

Eleanor F. Helin Eugene Merle Shoemaker

References

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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] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [4] ↑ . 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] ↑ . 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. 13d ago · AbzalM · 2026-10-31 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Periapsis → 2.04772 astronomical unit, 2.049184 astronomical unit
    Orbital period → 4.09 year, 1,494.642245 day
    Instance of → asteroid
    Discoverer or inventor → Eleanor F. Helin, Eugene Merle Shoemaker
    + 18 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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