(12379) Thulin Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 10 August 1994 by E. W. Elst at La Silla.
Ingrid Thulin (1929–2004) was a Swedish screen actor who became famous through her performance as Marianne in Ingmar Bergman's picture Smultronst Aaallet (Wild Strawberries, 1957). Another of her well-known pictures is Tystnaden (Silence, 1963).Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 3, #15, 6), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Thulin is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Thulin is 2.87 au from the Sun and 2.02 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 12379 |
| Provisional designation | 1994 PQ11 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 6.05 km (#8,850 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.146 |
| Rotation period | 50.6 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.16 |
| Orbital period | 4.44 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.70 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.50 – 2.90 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0744 |
| Inclination | 3.42° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.50 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also named after someone called Ingrid
All asteroids named after someone called Ingrid
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- (9079) Gesner
- (9205) Eddywally
- (9392) Cavaillon
- (9393) Apta
- (9394) Manosque
- (9395) Saint Michel
- (9638) Fuchs