Education
Rostov State University.
Rostov State University.
Working at the Crimean Astrophysical Observatory since 1978, she discovered a number of asteroids, including the Amor asteroid 5324 Lyapunov and the Trojan asteroid 3063 Makhaon. She has received a Doctor of Philosophy in astronomy from I. I. Mechnikov Odessa National University in 2004. She has two daughters, Maria and Renata.
A minor planet, 8019 Karachkina, discovered on October 14, 1990 by Lutz Doctorate. Schmadel and Freimut Börngen at Tautenburg, is named after her.