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Discovery and designation
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| Discovered by | E. W. Elst |
| Discovery site | European Southern Observatory |
| Discovery date | April 17, 1996 |
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Designations
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| MPC designation | 15861 |
| Named after | Isfahan |
| Alternate name(s) | 1996 HB12 |
| Epoch May 14, 2008 | |
| Ap | 3.4032633 |
| Peri | 2.5724959 |
| Eccentricity | 0.1390229 |
| Orbital period | 1886.4402778 |
| Mean anomaly | 65.36600 |
| Inclination | 13.63419 |
| Longitude of ascending node | 41.27136 |
| Argument of peri | 246.86811 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 12.9 |
15861 Ispahan (1996 HB12) is a main-belt asteroid discovered on April 17, 1996 by E. W. Elst at the European Southern Observatory.