(12907) Giannanilvo Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 14 September 1998 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Gianna Gabrielle Nilvo (b. 2006) was a finalist in the 2019 Broadcom MASTERS, a math and science competition for middle-school students, for her animal science project. She attended the School of Dreams Academy, Los Lunas, New Mexico.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 3, #1, 10), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Giannanilvo is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Giannanilvo is 2.58 au from the Sun and 3.38 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 12907 |
| Provisional designation | 1998 RV79 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 9.71 km (#5,267 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0600 |
| Rotation period | 6.90 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.72 |
| Orbital period | 4.32 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.65 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.23 – 3.07 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.159 |
| Inclination | 3.49° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.22 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also named after someone called Gianna
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Also discovered on 14 September 1998
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- (12900) Rishabjain
- (12903) Isabellekatz
- (12906) Alexismacavoy
- (13301) Hofsteen
- (13302) Kezmoh
- (13303) Asmitakumar
- (13305) Danielang
- (13307) Taralarsen
- (13308) Melissamayne