(12670) Passargea Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 22 September 1979 by N. S. Chernykh at Nauchnyj.
Michael Paul Oskar Passarge (b. 1950) is a prominent German amateur astronomer. He built a private observatory at Bad Salzschliren and systematically observes the sun. He is a fervent popularizer of astronomy and gives lectures on radio and television and at his observatory.Naming citation (20030501/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Passargea is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Passargea is 2.46 au from the Sun and 2.98 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 12670 |
| Provisional designation | 1979 SG2 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 2.13 km (#16,882 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.438 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.05 |
| Orbital period | 3.29 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.21 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.75 – 2.68 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.211 |
| Inclination | 5.52° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.749 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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