(12848) Agostino Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 10 July 1997 by A. Boattini at Campo Imperatore.
Agostino Boattini (b. 1932) is the father of the discoverer.Naming citation (20010509/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Agostino is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Agostino is 2.72 au from the Sun and 2.76 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 12848 |
| Provisional designation | 1997 NK10 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 4.86 km (#10,886 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.225 |
| Rotation period | 6.32 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.63 |
| Orbital period | 4.20 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.60 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.35 – 2.85 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0956 |
| Inclination | 15.1° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.41 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.