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Discovery and designation
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| Discovered by | N. S. Chernykh |
| Discovery site | Crimean Astrophysical Observatory |
| Discovery date | September 11, 1972 |
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Designations
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| MPC designation | 2178 |
| Named after | Kazakhstan |
| Alternate name(s) | 1972 RA2 |
| Epoch May 14, 2008 | |
| Ap | 2.5495257 |
| Peri | 1.8664969 |
| Eccentricity | 0.1546706 |
| Orbital period | 1198.3960268 |
| Mean anomaly | 315.75898 |
| Inclination | 3.07786 |
| Longitude of ascending node | 11.49304 |
| Argument of peri | 350.61133 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.4 |
2178 Kazakhstania (1972 RA2) is a main-belt asteroid discovered on September 11, 1972 by N. S. Chernykh at the Crimean Astrophysical Observatory.
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