(12682) Kawada Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 14 November 1982 by Kosai, H., Hurukawa, K. at Kiso.
Kawada Oukou (1830-1896) was a Japanese classical scholar born in Tamashima, Okayama prefecture.Naming citation (20030106/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Kawada is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Kawada is 3.24 au from the Sun and 4.17 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 12682 |
| Provisional designation | 1982 VC3 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 3.52 km (#13,909 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.272 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.5 |
| Orbital period | 4.20 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.60 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.89 – 3.32 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.275 |
| Inclination | 5.90° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.886 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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