(12715) Godin Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 8 April 1991 by E. W. Elst at La Silla.
Louis Godin (1704-1760) was a French astronomer who proposed to send expeditions to the equator and the polar sea to measure an arc of one degree, in order to find out the true shape of the Earth. In 1753 he joined Condamine and Bouguer on an expedition to Peru.Naming citation (20041126/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Godin is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Godin is 1.97 au from the Sun and 2.54 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 12715 |
| Provisional designation | 1991 GR2 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.15 |
| Orbital period | 3.49 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.30 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.87 – 2.73 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.189 |
| Inclination | 2.21° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.852 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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