(12241) Lefort Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 13 August 1988 by F. Borngen at Tautenburg.
Gertrud Freiin von le Fort (1876-1971), German poet, deals with historical and religious topics in her poems, stories and novels. She asks for solidarity with the oppressed and persecuted and demands tolerance among nations, races and religions.Naming citation (20000320/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Lefort is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Lefort is 2.45 au from the Sun and 3.42 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 12241 |
| Provisional designation | 1988 PQ2 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Rotation period | 3.15 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.61 |
| Orbital period | 3.55 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.33 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.79 – 2.87 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.232 |
| Inclination | 1.70° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.778 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also named after someone called Gertrud
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Also discovered on 13 August 1988
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- (5866) Sachsen
- (6549) Skryabin
- (8826) Corneville
- (8827) Kollwitz
- (9315) Weigel
- (12240) Droste-Hulshoff
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