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Dodaira Discovery and designationDiscovered by H. Kosai and K. Hurukawa Discovery site Kiso Station of the Tokyo Astronomical Observatory Discovery date October 22, 1976 DesignationsMPC designation 14313 Alternate name(s) 1976 UZ7 Epoch May 14, 2008 Ap 3.3159091 Peri 2.6790481 Eccentricity 0.1062328 Orbital period 1895.5382557 Mean anomaly 67.06816 Inclination 10.50054 Longitude of ascending node 207.55639 Argument of peri 136.36229 Absolute magnitude (H) 13.1 14313 Dodaira (1976 UZ7) is a main-belt asteroid discovered on October 22, 1976 by H. Kosai and K. Hurukawa at the Kiso Station of the Tokyo Astronomical Observatory.
Named after the Dodaira station. It was dedicated in 1962 with a 0.91-m reflector and 0.50-m Schmidt telescope as a branch station of the Tokyo Astronomical Observatory in Saitama prefecture, and its operation was terminated in Mar. 2000. It was located where the borders of Tokigawa, Ogawamachi and Higashichichibu meet.
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