(12652) Groningen Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 16 October 1977 by van Houten, C. J., van Houten-Groeneveld, I., Gehrels, T. at Palomar.
Groningen is a city in north-east Netherlands. It is home to the Kapteyn Astronomical Institute of the University of Groningen.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2018-10-26), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Groningen is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Groningen is 3.50 au from the Sun and 2.66 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 12652 |
| Provisional designation | 2622 T-3 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.49 |
| Orbital period | 5.38 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.07 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.63 – 3.51 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.145 |
| Inclination | 9.14° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.61 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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