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Discovery and designation
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| Discovered by | L. G. Karachkina |
| Discovery site | Crimean Astrophysical Observatory |
| Discovery date | February 21, 1980 |
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Designations
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| MPC designation | 11796 |
| Alternate name(s) | 1980 DS4 |
| Epoch May 14, 2008 | |
| Ap | 2.8546801 |
| Peri | 1.9045943 |
| Eccentricity | 0.1996283 |
| Orbital period | 1340.8017480 |
| Mean anomaly | 196.64630 |
| Inclination | 4.69137 |
| Longitude of ascending node | 173.73796 |
| Argument of peri | 66.39812 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.2 |
11796 Nirenberg (1980 DS4) is a main-belt asteroid discovered on February 21, 1980 by L. G. Karachkina at the Crimean Astrophysical Observatory.