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9914 Obukhova

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Discovered by
  
L. V. Zhuravleva

MPC designation
  
9914 Obukhova

Discovered
  
28 October 1976

Orbits
  
Sun

Discoverer
  
Lyudmila Zhuravleva

Discovery date
  
28 October 1976

Observation arc
  
14356 days (39.30 yr)

Absolute magnitude
  
14

Spectral type
  
C-type asteroid

Asteroid group
  
Asteroid belt

9914 Obukhova

Alternative names
  
1976 UJ4, 1976 YM4, 1986 AZ, 1989 UX9

Aphelion
  
3.2262598 AU (482.64160 Gm)

Discovery site
  
Crimean Astrophysical Observatory

9914 Obukhova is a C-type main belt asteroid. It orbits the Sun once every 4.37 years.

Discovered on October 28, 1976 by Lyudmila Zhuravleva at the Crimean Astrophysical Observatory, it was given the provisional designation "1976 UJ4". It was later renamed "Obukhova" after Russian opera singer Nadezhda Obukhova.

References

9914 Obukhova Wikipedia