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Discovery and designation
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| Discovered by | N. S. Chernykh and L. G. Karachkina |
| Discovery site | Crimean Astrophysical Observatory |
| Discovery date | September 3, 1978 |
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Designations
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| MPC designation | 10012 |
| Alternate name(s) | 1978 RE3 |
| Epoch May 14, 2008 | |
| Ap | 2.9024024 |
| Peri | 1.9836624 |
| Eccentricity | 0.1880327 |
| Orbital period | 1394.7368289 |
| Mean anomaly | 250.23657 |
| Inclination | 1.55885 |
| Longitude of ascending node | 302.22475 |
| Argument of peri | 81.88773 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.9 |
10012 Tmutarakania (1978 RE3) is a main-belt asteroid discovered on September 3, 1978 by Nikolai Chernykh and Lyudmila Karachkina at the Crimean Astrophysical Observatory. It is named after the principality of Tmutarakan which existed between the 10th and 12th centuries on the Taman Peninsula bordering the Black Sea.