(12624) Mariacunitia Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 17 October 1960 by van Houten, C. J., van Houten-Groeneveld, I., Gehrels, T. at Palomar.
Maria Cunitia (c. 1604-1664), the daughter of a Polish physician, taught herself astronomy, mathematics, medicine and history. In 1650 she published the Urania Propitia, a collection of astronomical tables based on Kepler's Rudolphine Tables. The name was suggested by R. H. van Gent.Naming citation (20090409/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Mariacunitia is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Mariacunitia is 2.04 au from the Sun and 2.05 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 12624 |
| Provisional designation | 9565 P-L |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.79 |
| Orbital period | 3.50 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.30 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.97 – 2.63 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.144 |
| Inclination | 4.40° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.966 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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