(12750) Berthollet Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 18 February 1993 by E. W. Elst at Haute Provence.
Claude-Louis Berthollet (1748-1822) was a French chemist who analyzed ammonia and prussic acid. However, his greatest contributions to chemistry were his studies on chemical affinity and his discovery of the reversibility of reactions (Essai de statique chimique, 1830).Naming citation (20041126/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Berthollet is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Berthollet is 2.58 au from the Sun and 3.52 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 12750 |
| Provisional designation | 1993 DJ1 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 6.60 km (#8,127 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.234 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.16 |
| Orbital period | 4.15 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.58 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.47 – 2.70 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0451 |
| Inclination | 14.4° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.47 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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