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12386 Nikolova (1994 UK5)
Classification: Main-belt Asteroid          SPK-ID: 2012386
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Orbital Elements at Epoch 2456400.5 (2013-Apr-18.0) TDB
Reference: MPO97230 (heliocentric ecliptic J2000)
 Element Value Uncertainty (1-sigma)   Units 
e 0.1450394 n/a  
a 2.8405102 n/a AU
q 2.4285243 n/a AU
i 3.13172 n/a deg
node 53.48909 n/a deg
peri 2.34096 n/a deg
M 288.04931 n/a deg
tp 2456749.9824746
(2014-Apr-02.48247460)		 n/a JED
period 1748.6099280
4.79		 n/a
n/a		 d
yr
n 0.20587782 n/a deg/d
Q 3.2524961 n/a AU
   Orbit Determination Parameters
   # obs. used (total)      335  
   first obs. used      1989-??-??  
   last obs. used      2006-02-25  
   # oppositions      12  
   planetary ephem.      DE403  
   condition code      0  
   fit RMS      0.55  
   data source      MPC:mpn  
   producer      MPCW  

Additional Information
 T_jup = 3.292 

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Physical Parameter Table
Parameter Symbol Value Units Sigma Reference Notes
absolute magnitude H 13.4 mag n/a PDS3 (MPC 36709)  

12386 Nikolova           Discovered 1994 Oct. 28 by Spacewatch at Kitt Peak.
Simona Rumenova Nikolova (b. 1971), a graduate student at the University of Western Ontario, calculated comet data at the Royal Astronomical Observatory in Sofia and studied at the University of Regina, Saskatchewan.
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Reference: 20020427/MPCPages.arcLast Updated: 2003-10-02

Alternate Designations
 1994 UK5 = 1991 CO6 = 1992 JZ4 
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