- 5243 Clasien
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Clasien Discovery and designationDiscovered by Cornelis Johannes van Houten, Ingrid van Houten-Groeneveld and Tom Gehrels Discovery site Palomar Observatory Discovery date September 29, 1973 DesignationsMPC designation 5243 Alternate name(s) 1246 T-2 Epoch May 14, 2008 Ap 3.2629474 Peri 2.2952914 Eccentricity 0.1740940 Orbital period 1692.2294375 Mean anomaly 261.06300 Inclination 7.47573 Longitude of ascending node 194.52321 Argument of peri 61.13217 Absolute magnitude (H) 12.9 5243 Clasien (1246 T-2) is a main-belt asteroid discovered on September 29, 1973 by Cornelis Johannes van Houten, Ingrid van Houten-Groeneveld and Tom Gehrels at Palomar Observatory.
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