Astronomical objects discovered in 2012

small natural satellite of the dwarf planet Pluto

near Earth asteroid

comet discovered in 2012, with a close approach to Earth in December 2013

trans-Neptunian object

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The Huge Large Quasar Group, (Huge-LQG, also called U1.27) is a possible structure or pseudo-structure of 73 quasars, referred to as a large quasar group, that measures about 4 billion light-years across. At its discovery, it was identified as the largest and the most massive known structure in the observable universe, though it has been superseded by the Hercules–Corona Borealis Great Wall at 10 billion light-years. Its existence has been disputed.

rogue planet

near-Earth object

minor planet

comet

brown dwarf star

asteroid

asteroid

asteroid

BX442 (Q2343-BX442) is a grand design spiral galaxy of type Sc. It has a companion dwarf galaxy. It is the most distant known grand design spiral galaxy in the universe, with a redshift of z=2.1765 ± 0.0001. It is commonly referred to as the oldest known grand design spiral galaxy in the universe,

asteroid

asteroid

asteroid

276P/Vorobjov (previously P/2012 T7 (Vorobjov)) is a Jupiter-family comet discovered on 15 October 2012 by Tomáš Vorobjov on three 120-s images taken remotely using the 0.81-m f/7 Ritchey-Chretien Schulman Telescope located at the Mt. Lemmon SkyCenter via the Sierra Stars Observatory Network in the course of a minor-planet search survey undertaken as part of the International Astronomical Search Collaboration (IASC) school campaigns. After posting on the Minor Planet Center's NEOCP webpage, other observers have commented on the object's cometary appearance. The discovery was announced by the M

comet

asteroid

asteroid

galaxy

331P/Gibbs (P/2012 F5) is a small periodic Encke-type and rare main-belt comet, discovered by American amateur astronomer Alex Gibbs.

oort cloud comet

asteroid

brown dwarf

asteroid

asteroid

star

Trans-Neptunian object, centaur, damocloid

star

asteroide

asteroid

star in the constellation Cetus

asteroid

asteroid

asteroid near Earth

minor planet