(12671) Thornqvist Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 16 March 1980 by C.-I. Lagerkvist at La Silla.
Owe Thörnqvist (b. 1929) is a singer-songwriter who has written a large number of songs, many about life in Uppsala, where he was born. He was one of those who introduced rock music to Sweden.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2015-07-02), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Thornqvist is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Thornqvist is 2.41 au from the Sun and 1.65 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 12671 |
| Provisional designation | 1980 FU |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 4.22 km (#12,217 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.219 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.41 |
| Orbital period | 3.47 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.29 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.03 – 2.55 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.114 |
| Inclination | 6.83° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.03 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 16 March 1980
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- (3386) Klementinum
- (3634) Iwan
- (4169) Celsius
- (4593) Reipurth
- (5221) Fabribudweis
- (5498) Gustafsson
- (5938) Keller
- (6150) Neukum
- (6687) Lahulla
- (6945) Dahlgren
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