(12716) Delft Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 8 April 1991 by E. W. Elst at La Silla.
Delft, a city dating from 1246 in the southern part of The Netherlands, is famous for its blue pottery, its typical Dutch canal system and its highly esteemed University of Technology.Naming citation (20080819/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Delft is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Delft is 2.92 au from the Sun and 2.49 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 12716 |
| Provisional designation | 1991 GD8 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.77 |
| Orbital period | 5.33 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.05 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.92 – 3.18 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0427 |
| Inclination | 9.29° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.94 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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