- 8767 Commontern
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Commontern DiscoveryDiscovered by Cornelis Johannes van Houten, Ingrid van Houten-Groeneveld and Tom Gehrels Discovery site Palomar Observatory Discovery date September 29, 1973 DesignationsMPC designation 8767 Named after Common Tern Alternate name(s) 1335 T-2 Epoch May 14, 2008 Ap 3.5937354 Peri 2.6508016 Eccentricity 0.1510014 Orbital period 2015.1334281 Mean anomaly 16.78981 Inclination 0.65659 Longitude of ascending node 177.76002 Argument of peri 282.47131 Physical characteristicsAbsolute magnitude (H) 13.9 8767 Commontern (1335 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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