(12672) Nygardh Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 16 March 1980 by C.-I. Lagerkvist at La Silla.
Hans Cristian Nygårdh (b. 1950) is one of the most prolific compilers of cross-words in Sweden.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2016-03-23), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Nygardh is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Nygardh is 2.90 au from the Sun and 3.65 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 12672 |
| Provisional designation | 1980 FY2 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 5.10 km (#10,427 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.246 |
| Rotation period | 2.77 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.98 |
| Orbital period | 5.21 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.01 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.83 – 3.18 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0589 |
| Inclination | 0.752° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.85 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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- (5475) Hanskennedy
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- (9562) Memling
- (9689) Freudenthal
- (10542) Ruckers
- (12729) Berger
- (13177) Hansschmidt
- (14025) Fallada
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- (3386) Klementinum
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- (5221) Fabribudweis
- (5498) Gustafsson
- (5938) Keller
- (6150) Neukum
- (6687) Lahulla
- (6945) Dahlgren
- (7548) Engstrom