(12648) Ibarbourou Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 17 October 1977 by van Houten, C. J., van Houten-Groeneveld, I., Gehrels, T. at Palomar.
Uruguayan poet and writer Juana Fernández Morales de Ibarbourou (1892-1979) was one of the most popular South American poets. Her poems are notable for her identification of her feelings with nature around her.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2017-03-12), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Ibarbourou is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Ibarbourou is 2.51 au from the Sun and 2.92 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 12648 |
| Provisional designation | 1135 T-3 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 3.36 km (#14,332 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.273 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.47 |
| Orbital period | 3.68 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.38 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.19 – 2.58 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0825 |
| Inclination | 6.20° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.18 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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