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Discovery and designation
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| Discovered by | E. W. Elst |
| Discovery site | European Southern Observatory |
| Discovery date | April 8, 1991 |
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Designations
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| MPC designation | 11897 |
| Alternate name(s) | 1991 GC7 |
| Epoch May 14, 2008 | |
| Ap | 2.5095565 |
| Peri | 2.0237747 |
| Eccentricity | 0.1071578 |
| Orbital period | 1246.4636355 |
| Mean anomaly | 32.49950 |
| Inclination | 5.17931 |
| Longitude of ascending node | 28.39942 |
| Argument of peri | 138.07700 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.8 |
11897 Lemaire (1991 GC7) is a main-belt asteroid discovered on April 8, 1991 by E. W. Elst at the European Southern Observatory.