(12564) Ikeller Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 22 September 1998 by W. Bickel at Bergisch Gladbach.
Ingeborg Bickel-Keller (b. 1941) is the discoverer's wife.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2014-01-16), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Ikeller is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Ikeller is 2.75 au from the Sun and 2.16 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 12564 |
| Provisional designation | 1998 SO49 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 5.37 km (#9,937 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.222 |
| Rotation period | 7.04 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.77 |
| Orbital period | 4.77 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.83 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.72 – 2.95 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0410 |
| Inclination | 1.63° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.70 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also named after someone called Ingeborg
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Also discovered on 22 September 1998
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