9914 Obukhova

9914 Obukhova

Orbit of 9914 Obukhova (blue), planets (red) and the Sun (black). The outermost planet visible is Jupiter.
Discovery
Discovered by	L. V. Zhuravleva
Discovery date	28 October 1976
Designations
MPC designation	9914 Obukhova
Alternative names	1976 UJ4, 1976 YM4, 1986 AZ, 1989 UX9
Orbital characteristics[1]
Epoch 13 January 2016 (JD 2457400.5)
Uncertainty parameter 0
Observation arc	14356 days (39.30 yr)
Aphelion	3.2262598 AU (482.64160 Gm)
Perihelion	2.1205812 AU (317.23443 Gm)
Semi-major axis	2.6734205 AU (399.93801 Gm)
Eccentricity	0.206791
Orbital period	4.37 yr (1596.6 d)
Mean anomaly	350.6111°
Mean motion	0° 13^m 31.719^s / day
Inclination	3.468872°
Longitude of ascending node	85.47674°
Argument of perihelion	324.35639°
Earth MOID	1.13113 AU (169.215 Gm)
Jupiter MOID	2.16038 AU (323.188 Gm)
Jupiter Tisserand parameter	3.346
Physical characteristics
Dimensions	~37.1 km[2]
Geometric albedo	~0.01
Surface temp. min mean max Kelvin Celsius
Spectral type	C-type asteroid[3]
Absolute magnitude (H)	14.0

9914 Obukhova is a C-type main belt asteroid. It orbits the Sun once every 4.37 years.^[1]

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.^[4]

References

1. "9914 Obukhova (1976 UJ4)". JPL Small-Body Database. NASA/Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Retrieved 13 April 2016.
2. Tedesco E.F.; Noah P.V.; Noah M.; Price S.D. "The supplemental IRAS minor planet survey (SIMPS)".
3. Gianluca Masi; Sergio Foglia & Richard P. Binzel. "Search for Unusual Spectroscopic Candidates Among 40313 minor planets from the 3rd Release of the Sloan Digital Sky Survey Moving Object Catalog".
4. MPC 51979 Minor Planet Center

External links

• 9914 Obukhova at the JPL Small-Body Database
  
  • Discovery · Orbit diagram · Orbital elements · Physical parameters