(12352) Jepejacobsen Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 20 July 1993 by E. W. Elst at La Silla.
Jens Peter Jacobsen (1847-1885) was a Danish writer and poet. His impressionistic lyrics had a great impact on the German poet Rilke. In 1880 the semi-autobiographical novel Niels Lyhne was published and immediately criticized by contemporary critics as a “bible of atheism”.Naming citation (20040306/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Jepejacobsen is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Jepejacobsen is 2.72 au from the Sun and 1.99 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 12352 |
| Provisional designation | 1993 OX6 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 16.1 km (#2,869 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.143 |
| Rotation period | 13.4 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 12.0 |
| Orbital period | 5.27 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.03 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.68 – 3.37 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.114 |
| Inclination | 15.9° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.71 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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