(12704) Tupolev Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 24 September 1990 by Zhuravleva, L. V., Kastel', G. R. at Nauchnyj.
Andrej Nikolaevich Tupolev (1888-1972) is known worldwide as an airplane designer. More than 100 types of airplanes were created under his guidance, including the first passenger jet aircraft Tu-104. Among the many notable accomplishments of his airplanes was the flight from Moscow over the North Pole to the U.S.A. in 1937.Naming citation (20010309/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Tupolev is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Tupolev is 3.16 au from the Sun and 3.80 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 12704 |
| Provisional designation | 1990 SL28 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 5.97 km (#8,982 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.216 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.73 |
| Orbital period | 4.30 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.64 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.13 – 3.16 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.195 |
| Inclination | 1.25° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.11 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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