(12512) Split Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 21 April 1998 by Korlevic, K., Dusic, M. at Visnjan.
Split is the largest Dalmatian city and the second-largest urban center in Croatia. Located on the shores of the eastern Adriatic Sea, it is a vital link to the numerous surrounding islands. The historic city of Split is built around the “Palace of Diocletian”, the world's best preserved Roman palace.Naming citation (20090607/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Split is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Split is 2.02 au from the Sun and 1.04 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 12512 |
| Provisional designation | 1998 HW7 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 4.63 km (#11,377 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.119 |
| Rotation period | 5.78 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.77 |
| Orbital period | 3.42 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.27 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.83 – 2.71 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.192 |
| Inclination | 5.07° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.826 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 21 April 1998
- (9244) Visnjan
- (11715) Harperclark
- (11716) Amahartman
- (11718) Hayward
- (11719) Hicklen
- (11720) Horodyskyj
- (11721) Shawnlowe
- (11724) Ronaldhsu
- (11725) Victoriahsu
- (12091) Jesmalmquist
- (12092) Erinorourke
- (12093) Chrimatthews
More named asteroids discovered by Korlevic, K., Dusic, M.
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