(12282) Crombecq Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 21 January 1991 by E. W. Elst at Haute Provence.
Michelle Crombecq (b. 1946) works as a secretary at the port of Antwerp. She was also one of the first members, in 2001, of the Antwerp philosophical “Cercle Holbach”, putting much effort and enthusiasm into this humanitarian foundation.Naming citation (20040504/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Crombecq is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Crombecq is 2.70 au from the Sun and 2.98 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 12282 |
| Provisional designation | 1991 BV1 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 6.62 km (#8,094 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.281 |
| Rotation period | 3.43 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.14 |
| Orbital period | 4.49 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.72 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.04 – 3.41 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.251 |
| Inclination | 8.13° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.05 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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Also discovered on 21 January 1991
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