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Discovery and designation
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| Discovered by | L. Tesi and G. Cattani |
| Discovery site | San Marcello Pistoiese |
| Discovery date | April 6, 1997 |
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Designations
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| MPC designation | 12840 |
| Alternate name(s) | 1997 GR5 |
| Epoch May 14, 2008 | |
| Ap | 2.6708398 |
| Peri | 2.0203842 |
| Eccentricity | 0.1386537 |
| Orbital period | 1312.1475927 |
| Mean anomaly | 25.80718 |
| Inclination | 5.36139 |
| Longitude of ascending node | 110.68991 |
| Argument of peri | 82.86894 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.3 |
12840 Paolaferrari (1997 GR5) is a main-belt asteroid discovered on April 6, 1997 by L. Tesi and G. Cattani at San Marcello Pistoiese.