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Discovery and designation
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| Discovered by | E. W. Elst |
| Discovery site | European Southern Observatory |
| Discovery date | October 9, 1993 |
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Designations
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| MPC designation | 12760 |
| Named after | James Clerk Maxwell |
| Alternate name(s) | 1993 TX26 |
| Epoch May 14, 2008 | |
| Ap | 3.3619893 |
| Peri | 2.7429541 |
| Eccentricity | 0.1013990 |
| Orbital period | 1947.9413750 |
| Mean anomaly | 304.14493 |
| Inclination | 9.88186 |
| Longitude of ascending node | 184.13602 |
| Argument of peri | 153.10449 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.7 |
12760 Maxwell (1993 TX26) is a main-belt asteroid discovered on October 9, 1993 by E. W. Elst at the European Southern Observatory.