(12482) Pajka Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 23 March 1997 by Galad, A., Pravda, A. at Modra.
Paula Pravdová (b. 1990) is the only daughter of the second discoverer. She inherited many of her father's interests (playing musical instruments, cycling, swimming, diving, singing, joking) and that is why she was very popular when visiting Modra Observatory. Pajka is her familiar name.Naming citation (20020328/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Pajka is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Pajka is 2.15 au from the Sun and 2.34 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 12482 |
| Provisional designation | 1997 FG1 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Rotation period | 3.94 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.39 |
| Orbital period | 3.75 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.41 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.02 – 2.81 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.163 |
| Inclination | 8.62° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.03 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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