(12711) Tukmit Apollo
Discovered on 19 January 1991 by J. E. Mueller at Palomar.
Tukmit is Father Sky in the Luiseno creation story. He was made from nothingness and together with Tomaiyavit bore the First People. The First People became all the people, animals, plants and inanimate objects of the earth, the basis of Luiseno existence.Naming citation (20081113/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Tukmit is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Tukmit is 1.42 au from the Sun and 1.00 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 12711 |
| Provisional designation | 1991 BB |
| Orbit class | Apollo · near-Earth |
| Rotation period | 3.48 hours |
| Spectral type | Sr |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 16.02 |
| Orbital period | 1.29 years |
| Semi-major axis | 1.19 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 0.864 – 1.51 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.272 |
| Inclination | 38.5° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.111 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 19 January 1991
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