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Discovery and designation
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| Discovered by | V. Goretti |
| Discovery site | Pianoro |
| Discovery date | October 3, 1996 |
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Designations
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| MPC designation | 16761 |
| Named after | Heinrich Hertz |
| Alternate name(s) | 1996 TE8 |
| Epoch May 14, 2008 | |
| Ap | 3.1480177 |
| Peri | 2.1776371 |
| Eccentricity | 0.1822087 |
| Orbital period | 1587.1316774 |
| Mean anomaly | 243.72964 |
| Inclination | 12.24452 |
| Longitude of ascending node | 171.76034 |
| Argument of peri | 192.96972 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.8 |
16761 Hertz (1996 TE8) is a main-belt asteroid discovered on October 3, 1996 by V. Goretti at Pianoro.