(12787) Abetadashi Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 20 September 1995 by Endate, K., Watanabe, K. at Kitami.
Tadashi Abe (b. 1943), a Japanese amateur astronomer, taught high school from 1966 to 2004. He poured his considerable observational talents into the field of astronomical photometry, producing a number of scientific papers and a thesis based on his discoveries.Naming citation (20080321/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Abetadashi is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Abetadashi is 2.17 au from the Sun and 1.78 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 12787 |
| Provisional designation | 1995 SR3 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 3.91 km (#12,966 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.348 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.12 |
| Orbital period | 3.39 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.26 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.86 – 2.66 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.178 |
| Inclination | 6.24° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.849 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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