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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 | 15273 |
| Named after | Heinrich Daniel Ruhmkorff |
| Alternate name(s) | 1991 GQ3 |
| Epoch May 14, 2008 | |
| Ap | 2.9866113 |
| Peri | 2.2102799 |
| Eccentricity | 0.1493838 |
| Orbital period | 1529.9205283 |
| Mean anomaly | 135.83629 |
| Inclination | 12.08642 |
| Longitude of ascending node | 200.03521 |
| Argument of peri | 236.61264 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.2 |
15273 Ruhmkorff (1991 GQ3) is a main-belt asteroid discovered on April 8, 1991 by E. W. Elst at the European Southern Observatory.