(12647) Pauluspotter Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 30 September 1973 by van Houten, C. J., van Houten-Groeneveld, I., Gehrels, T. at Palomar.
Paulus Potter (1625-1654) was a Dutch Golden Age painter who painted mostly farm scenes and animals. His realistic paintings put the animals in the forefront so they contrasted against the background and give them a lively appearance. His most famous painting is The Young Bull (c. 1647). Name suggested by W. A. Fröger.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2016-11-14), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Pauluspotter is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Pauluspotter is 2.83 au from the Sun and 3.42 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 12647 |
| Provisional designation | 5332 T-2 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.98 |
| Orbital period | 5.13 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.97 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.80 – 3.15 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0597 |
| Inclination | 10.0° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.82 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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