(9976) 1993 TQ

Infobox Planet
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name = (9976) 1993 TQ
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caption = Orbit of (9976) 1993 TQ (blue), planets (red) and the Sun (black). The outermost planet visible is Jupiter.
discovery = yes
discovery_ref =
discoverer = S. Shirai & S. Hayakawa
discovered = October 9, 1993
designations = yes
mp_name =
alt_names = 1971 WC, mp|1977 AL|2, 1980 WV
mp_category =
orbit_ref =
epoch = October 27, 2007
aphelion = 3.2473947 AU
perihelion = 2.1374549 AU
semimajor = 2.6924248 AU
eccentricity = 0.2061227
period = 1613.6665363 d
avg_speed =
inclination = 8.4975°
asc_node = 66.93474°
mean_anomaly = 79.39104°
arg_peri = 293.57171°
satellites =
physical_characteristics = yes
dimensions =
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density =
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pole_ecliptic_lat =
pole_ecliptic_lon =
albedo =
temperatures=yes
temp_name1 = Kelvin
mean_temp_1 =
max_temp_1 =
temp_name2 = Celsius
max_temp_2 =
spectral_type =
abs_magnitude = 13.2

(9976) 1993 TQ is a main belt asteroid. It orbits the Sun once every 4.42 years. [cite web|url = http://ssd.jpl.nasa.gov/sbdb.cgi?sstr=9976;orb=0;cov=0;log=0#elem|title = 9976 (1993 TQ)|work = JPL Small-Body Database Browser]

Discovered on October 9, 1993 by S. Shirai and S. Hayakawa, it was given the provisional designation 1993 TQ. ["MPO 101863" Minor Planet Center]

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