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Discovery and designation
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| Discovered by | E. W. Elst |
| Discovery site | European Southern Observatory |
| Discovery date | July 14, 1996 |
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Designations
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| MPC designation | 10867 |
| Named after | Lima |
| Alternate name(s) | 1996 NX4 |
| Epoch May 14, 2008 | |
| Ap | 2.7150351 |
| Peri | 2.5824073 |
| Eccentricity | 0.0250362 |
| Orbital period | 1574.5367319 |
| Mean anomaly | 142.92547 |
| Inclination | 5.59390 |
| Longitude of ascending node | 138.96067 |
| Argument of peri | 304.67826 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.1 |
10867 Lima (1996 NX4) is a main-belt asteroid discovered on July 14, 1996, by E. W. Elst at the European Southern Observatory. It was named for Lima, the capital city of Peru.[1]