(12355) Coelho Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 18 August 1993 by E. W. Elst at Caussols.
Paulo Coelho (b. 1947), a Brazilian lyricist and novelist, is well-known for his 1988 novel The Alchemist. The work has been translated in about 80 different languages.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 5, #17, 6), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Coelho is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Coelho is 2.84 au from the Sun and 2.62 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 12355 |
| Provisional designation | 1993 QU3 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 6.00 km (#8,935 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.196 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.69 |
| Orbital period | 4.79 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.84 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.65 – 3.04 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0683 |
| Inclination | 1.72° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.66 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also named after someone called Paulo
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Also discovered on 18 August 1993
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