(12124) Hvar Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 6 September 1999 by K. Korlevic at Visnjan.
Hvar is a Croatian island in the Adriatic Sea, located off the Dalmatian coast. Due to its renowned cultivations of lavender the island is often called the “Island of Lavender”. It is also one of the two most famous winemaking regions in Croatia.Naming citation (20090607/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Hvar is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Hvar is 3.12 au from the Sun and 4.04 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 12124 |
| Provisional designation | 1999 RG3 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.01 |
| Orbital period | 4.93 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.90 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.67 – 3.12 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0777 |
| Inclination | 1.96° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.67 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.