(12541) Makarska Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 15 August 1998 by Visnjan at Visnjan.
Makarska is a town located on a horseshoe-shaped bay between the Biokovo mountains and the Adriatic Sea in the Croatian region of Dalmatia. It is the center of the Makarska riviera and noted for its palm-fringed promenade. Its Franciscan monastery houses a renowned seashell collection.Naming citation (20090607/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Makarska is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Makarska is 3.36 au from the Sun and 3.34 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 12541 |
| Provisional designation | 1998 PD1 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 7.86 km (#6,716 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.125 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.7 |
| Orbital period | 5.23 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.01 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.66 – 3.37 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.117 |
| Inclination | 11.2° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.67 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.