(12040) Jacobi Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 8 March 1997 by P. G. Comba at Prescott.
Carl G. J. Jacobi (1804–1851), professor at Königsberg and Berlin, developed the theory of elliptic functions (also discovered independently by Gauss and Abel). He is also known for a functional determinant now called the Jacobian. He was one of the last mathematicians who published their researches in Latin.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 3, #13, 7), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
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Where Jacobi is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Jacobi is 1.94 au from the Sun and 2.08 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 12040 |
| Provisional designation | 1997 EK8 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.44 |
| Orbital period | 3.77 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.42 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.93 – 2.91 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.202 |
| Inclination | 2.71° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.949 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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