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Discovery
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| Discovered by | Jean-Claude Merlin |
| Discovery date | October 26, 2005 |
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Designations
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| MPC designation | 184878 Gotlib |
| Named after | Marcel Gotlib |
| Alternate name(s) | 2005 UK187 |
| Minor planet category |
main belt asteroid |
| Aphelion | 3.3448321 AU (500,379,760.009 km) |
| Perihelion | 2.5647277 AU (383,677,802.845 km) |
| Semi-major axis | 2.9547799 AU (442,028,781.427 km) |
| Eccentricity | 0.1320072 |
| Orbital period | 1855.1803928 days 5.08 years |
| Mean anomaly | 56.46011° |
| Inclination | 3.14803° |
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Physical characteristics
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| Absolute magnitude (H) | 16.3 |
184878 Gotlib (provisional designation 2005 UK187) is a main belt asteroid. It was discovered by Jean-Claude Merlin on October 26, 2005 at Nogales, Arizona. 184878 Gotlib is named after Marcel Gotlib, a cartoonist, born in Paris. He contributed to many comic strip magazines, including Pilote, in which he created the Rubrique-à-Brac in 1968.