12688 Baekeland
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Discovery and designation
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| Discovered by | E. W. Elst |
| Discovery site | European Southern Observatory |
| Discovery date | February 13, 1988 |
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Designations
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| MPC designation | 12688 |
| Alternative names[1] | 1988 CK4 |
| Epoch May 14, 2008 | |
| Ap | 3.1063830 |
| Peri | 2.2643410 |
| Eccentricity | 0.1567837 |
| Orbital period | 1607.3213129 |
| Mean anomaly | 106.93664 |
| Inclination | 12.04321 |
| Longitude of ascending node | 291.14232 |
| Argument of peri | 345.01666 |
| Absolute magnitude | 13.5 |
12688 Baekeland (1988 CK4) is a Main-belt Asteroid discovered on February 13, 1988 by E. W. Elst at the European Southern Observatory.

