12148 Caravaggio

Main-belt asteroid yes #D6D6D6 12148 Caravaggio File:12148 Caravaggio deeprandomsurvey.png 12148 Caravaggio (circled) imaged next to a background star C. J. van Houten, I. van Houten-Groeneveld, and Tom Gehrels Palomar Observatory September 24, 1960 Caravaggio 1990 WS12, 6636 P-L Main belt IAU Minor Planet Center https://www.minorplanetcenter.net/db_search/show_object?utf8=%E2%9C%93&object_id=12148 2026-07-12 www.minorplanetcenter.net November 21, 2025 (JD 2461000.5) 65.548 yr 2.934 AU 2.835 AU 2.885 AU 0.017 1789.725 d (4.9 yr) 312.579° 0° 12m 4.25124s / day 3.774° 116.03° 45.311° 1 8.75 km 1.3 g/cm3 14.22 12148 Caravaggio (provisional designation 1990 WS12) is a binary main-belt asteroid discovered in 1990 by C. J. van Houten, I. van Houten-Groeneveld, and T. Gehrels, and was identified as a binary in 2026 by J.-F. Gout, D. Herald, D. Gault, C. Weber, and B. Anderson. It was discovered during the Palomar–Leiden survey at the Palomar Observatory. Naming On Nov 28, 2010, the asteroid was named after Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio (1571–1610), an important Italian painter during the Renaissance. He was forgotted after his death, but his importance was rediscovered because of his influence on the Baroque style.2026-05-21 Caravaggio Biography, Paintings, Style, & Facts Britannica https://www.britannica.com/biography/Caravaggio 2026-07-12 www.britannica.com en Satellite On January 27, 2026, a stellar occultation observed from Starkville, Mississippi revealed a companion to this system, and was announced on April 6, 2026. As of July 2026, this companion is unnamed.2026-04-06 Electronic Telegram No. 5679 http://www.cbat.eps.harvard.edu/iau/cbet/005600/CBET005679.txt Central Bureau for Astronomical Telegrams This companion is about 1.85 km in diameter, and orbits Caravaggio in 8.3 days, with an estimated separation of 73.9 km.2026-07-12 (12148) Caravaggio https://www.johnstonsarchive.net/astro/astmoons/am-12148.html www.johnstonsarchive.net References 12147 Bramante 12148 12149 Begas 0012148 Category:Discoveries by Cornelis Johannes van Houten Category:Discoveries by Ingrid van Houten-Groeneveld Category:Discoveries by Tom Gehrels 6636 Category:Named minor planets 19600924