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Discovery and designation
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| Discovered by | C. J. Van Houten |
| Discovery site | Palomar |
| Discovery date | March 24, 1971 |
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Designations
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| MPC designation | 1877 |
| Named after | Brian G. Marsden |
| Alternate name(s) | 1971 FC |
| Epoch May 14, 2008 | |
| Ap | 4.7793801 |
| Peri | 3.1146049 |
| Eccentricity | 0.2108916 |
| Orbital period | 2864.1639231 |
| Mean anomaly | 176.52693 |
| Inclination | 17.54854 |
| Longitude of ascending node | 352.90392 |
| Argument of peri | 306.88225 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 10.7 |
1877 Marsden (1971 FC) is an outer main-belt asteroid discovered on March 24, 1971 by C. J. Van Houten at Palomar.
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