- 8979 Clanga
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Clanga Discovery and designationDiscovered by Cornelis Johannes van Houten, Ingrid van Houten-Groeneveld and Tom Gehrels Discovery site Palomar Observatory Discovery date October 16, 1977 DesignationsMPC designation 8979 Alternate name(s) 3476 T-3 Epoch May 14, 2008 Ap 2.4022402 Peri 1.8583552 Eccentricity 0.1276547 Orbital period 1135.6876011 Mean anomaly 322.54701 Inclination 1.42045 Longitude of ascending node 93.60839 Argument of peri 258.12946 Absolute magnitude (H) 15.0 8979 Clanga (3476 T-3) is a main-belt asteroid discovered on October 16, 1977 by Cornelis Johannes van Houten, Ingrid van Houten-Groeneveld and Tom Gehrels at Palomar Observatory.
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