(12473) Levi-Civita Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 10 February 1997 by P. G. Comba at Prescott.
Tullio Levi-Civita (1873-1941) developed and extended the tensor calculus, originally formulated by Ricci, which plays a central role in the theory of general relativity and in differential geometry. In 1938 Levi-Civita was removed from his professorship at the University of Rome because of his being Jewish.Naming citation (20000124/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Levi-Civita is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Levi-Civita is 3.10 au from the Sun and 3.10 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 12473 |
| Provisional designation | 1997 CM19 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 4.24 km (#12,172 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.325 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.98 |
| Orbital period | 4.39 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.68 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.23 – 3.13 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.168 |
| Inclination | 13.5° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.23 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 10 February 1997
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