(12401) Tucholsky Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 21 July 1995 by F. Borngen at Tautenburg.
German author Kurt Tucholsky (1890-1935) was a masterly critic of philistinism, nationalism, militarism and corruptibility. He wrote poems, chansons and stories. His best-known novels were Rheinsberg and Schloá Gripsholm. In 1933, he was expatriated from his homeland and later committed suicide.Naming citation (20000523/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Tucholsky is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Tucholsky is 2.81 au from the Sun and 2.79 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 12401 |
| Provisional designation | 1995 OG10 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 2.71 km (#15,835 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.200 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.15 |
| Orbital period | 3.70 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.39 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.97 – 2.82 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.177 |
| Inclination | 1.93° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.952 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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