(12823) Pochintesta Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 2 January 1997 by T. Kobayashi at Oizumi.
Alberto E.C. Pochintesta (1909-1984) was an Uruguayan astronomer and school teacher who worked at the Observatorio de Montevideo. Name suggested by E.H. Mallada and W.A. Fröger.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2017-06-09), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Pochintesta is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Pochintesta is 1.90 au from the Sun and 1.52 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 12823 |
| Provisional designation | 1997 AP |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Rotation period | 7.80 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.85 |
| Orbital period | 3.46 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.29 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.90 – 2.67 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.168 |
| Inclination | 2.64° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.890 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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