(12234) Shkuratov Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 6 September 1986 by E. Bowell at Anderson Mesa.
Yurij G. Shkuratov (b. 1952) is director of the Institute of Astronomy of Kharkiv National University. He is a well known expert in the theory of light scattering and in optical measurements of laboratory analogues of asteroid regolith and cometary particles. The citation was written by D. F. Lupishko.Naming citation (20051215/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Shkuratov is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Shkuratov is 3.04 au from the Sun and 4.03 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 12234 |
| Provisional designation | 1986 RP2 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 11.1 km (#4,530 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0570 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.55 |
| Orbital period | 4.17 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.59 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.07 – 3.11 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.202 |
| Inclination | 12.4° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.07 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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