(12575) Palmaria Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 4 September 1999 by Pietrapiana, P., Sannino, L. at Monte Viseggi.
Palmaria is the most important island in the gulf of La Spezia, famous for its old quarry of a rare golden marble nicknamed “Portoro”.Naming citation (20000726/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Palmaria is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Palmaria is 2.45 au from the Sun and 2.83 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 12575 |
| Provisional designation | 1999 RH1 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.05 |
| Orbital period | 3.47 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.29 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.08 – 2.50 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0917 |
| Inclination | 2.25° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.10 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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