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Discovery and designation
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| Discovered by | M. Koishikawa |
| Discovery site | Sendai Astronomical Observatory Ayashi station |
| Discovery date | November 8, 1988 |
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Designations
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| MPC designation | 12252 |
| Alternate name(s) | 1988 VT1 |
| Epoch May 14, 2008 | |
| Ap | 3.8443567 |
| Peri | 2.3796757 |
| Eccentricity | 0.2353267 |
| Orbital period | 2005.2161241 |
| Mean anomaly | 193.03955 |
| Inclination | 12.30825 |
| Longitude of ascending node | 176.85834 |
| Argument of peri | 242.95109 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.0 |
12252 Gwangju (1988 VT1) is a main-belt asteroid discovered on November 8, 1988 by M. Koishikawa at Sendai Astronomical Observatory Ayashi station.
It was named after Gwangju metropolitan city, a sister city of Sendai.
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