(12246) Pliska

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Asteroid
(12246) Pliska
Properties of the orbit ( animation )
Epoch:  September 30, 2012 ( JD 2,456,200.5)
Orbit type Main belt asteroid
Major semi-axis 2.3168  AU
eccentricity 0.1156
Perihelion - aphelion 2.0489 AU - 2.5847 AU
Inclination of the orbit plane 5.9937 °
Sidereal period 3.53 a
Physical Properties
Absolute brightness 14.0 mag
history
Explorer Wioleta Ivanova
Date of discovery September 11, 1988
Another name 1988 RJ 8 , 1981 SY 4 , 1981 UY 18 , 1998 KE 62
Source: Unless otherwise stated, the data comes from JPL Small-Body Database Browser . The affiliation to an asteroid family is automatically determined from the AstDyS-2 database . Please also note the note on asteroid items.

(12246) Pliska is an asteroid of the main belt , which was discovered on September 11, 1988 by the Bulgarian astronomer Violeta Iwanowa at the Bulgarian National Astronomical Observatory - Roschen ( IAU code 071) near Smolyan .

The asteroid was named after the northeast Bulgarian city of Pliska , the capital of the First Bulgarian Empire, founded in 681 .

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