(12789) Salvadoraguirre Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 14 October 1995 by C. W. Hergenrother at Kitt Peak.
Salvador Aguirre (b. 1952) is an avid amateur astronomer from Hermosillo, Mexico. He has conducted many observations of variable stars, asteroid occultations, meteors and comets. He has also helped popularize and coordinate amateur astronomical research within Mexico.Naming citation (20110517/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Salvadoraguirre is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Salvadoraguirre is 2.45 au from the Sun and 2.04 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 12789 |
| Provisional designation | 1995 TX |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 5.42 km (#9,857 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.380 |
| Rotation period | 7.03 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.21 |
| Orbital period | 3.53 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.32 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.95 – 2.68 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.158 |
| Inclination | 23.3° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.09 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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