(12235) Imranakperov Outer Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 9 September 1986 by L. G. Karachkina at Nauchnyj.
Akperov Imran Guru Ogly (b. 1958), professor of economics and president of the inter-regional association of non-state education institutes in southern Russia, is also founder and rector of an institute in Rostov-on-Don. The name was suggested by S. S. Svetashev and R. Y. Gurnikovskaya.Naming citation (20020328/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Imranakperov is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Imranakperov is 2.86 au from the Sun and 2.09 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 12235 |
| Provisional designation | 1986 RB12 |
| Orbit class | Outer Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 25.5 km (#1,657 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0520 |
| Rotation period | 16.0 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 12.18 |
| Orbital period | 5.73 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.20 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.86 – 3.54 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.106 |
| Inclination | 14.6° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.90 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.