(12386) Nikolova Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 28 October 1994 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.Naming citation (20020427/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Nikolova is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Nikolova is 3.16 au from the Sun and 3.66 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 12386 |
| Provisional designation | 1994 UK5 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 7.05 km (#7,581 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.155 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.09 |
| Orbital period | 4.79 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.84 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.42 – 3.26 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.147 |
| Inclination | 3.13° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.43 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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