(12148) Caravaggio Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 24 September 1960 by van Houten, C. J., van Houten-Groeneveld, I., Gehrels, T. at Palomar.
Michelangelo Merist da Caravaggio (1571-1610) was an Italian artist of the Renaissance. He was almost forgotten after his death, but in the twentieth century his importance was rediscovered because of his great influence on the Baroque style during the Counter Reformation.Naming citation (20101128/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Caravaggio is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Caravaggio is 2.84 au from the Sun and 3.79 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 12148 |
| Provisional designation | 6636 P-L |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.22 |
| Orbital period | 4.89 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.88 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.84 – 2.93 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0164 |
| Inclination | 3.77° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.84 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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Also discovered on 24 September 1960
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