9914 Obukhova
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9914 Obukhova is a C-type
main belt asteroid. It orbit
s 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 "". It was later renamed "Obukhova" after Russian opera singer Nadezhda Obukhova.
C-type asteroid
C-type asteroids are carbonaceous asteroids. They are the most common variety, forming around 75% of known asteroids, and an even higher percentage in the outer part of the asteroid belt beyond 2.7 AU, which is dominated by this asteroid type...
main belt asteroid. It orbit
Orbit
In physics, an orbit is the gravitationally curved path of an object around a point in space, for example the orbit of a planet around the center of a star system, such as the Solar System...
s the Sun
Sun
The Sun is the star at the center of the Solar System. It is almost perfectly spherical and consists of hot plasma interwoven with magnetic fields...
once every 4.37 years.
Discovered on October 28, 1976 by Lyudmila Zhuravleva at the Crimean Astrophysical Observatory
Crimean Astrophysical Observatory
The Crimean Astrophysical Observatory is located in Ukraine. CrAO has been publishing the Bulletin of the Crimean Astrophysical Observatory since 1947, in English since 1977. The observatory facilities are located near the settlement of Nauchny since the mid-1950s; before that, they were further...
, it was given the provisional designation "". It was later renamed "Obukhova" after Russian opera singer Nadezhda Obukhova.