(12945) Reynierpeletier Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 17 October 1960 by van Houten, C. J., van Houten-Groeneveld, I., Gehrels, T. at Palomar.
Reynier Peletier (b. 1962) is a Dutch astronomer, specializing in the formation and evolution of galaxies. From 2011 to 2016, he was director of the Kapteyn Astronomical Institute of the University of Groningen.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 5, #17, 16), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Reynierpeletier is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Reynierpeletier is 2.47 au from the Sun and 2.95 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 12945 |
| Provisional designation | 9534 P-L |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 7.08 km (#7,546 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0420 |
| Rotation period | 9.78 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.32 |
| Orbital period | 3.79 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.43 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.10 – 2.75 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.134 |
| Inclination | 3.23° |
| 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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