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Discovery and designation
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| Discovered by | Tae Hyeong Lee |
| Discovery site | Yeoncheon |
| Discovery date | September 18, 1998 |
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Designations
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| MPC designation | 23880 |
| Named after | Korean reunification |
| Alternate name(s) | 1998 SG5 |
| Epoch May 14, 2008 | |
| Ap | 3.1270214 |
| Peri | 2.2162300 |
| Eccentricity | 0.1704564 |
| Orbital period | 1595.0042341 |
| Mean anomaly | 70.21311 |
| Inclination | 12.76412 |
| Longitude of ascending node | 183.19360 |
| Argument of peri | 180.46662 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 12.8 |
23880 Tongil (1998 SG5) is a main-belt asteroid discovered on September 18, 1998 by Tae Hyeong Lee in Yeoncheon, Korea. It is the first minor planet found by a Korean astronomer.[1][2] Tongil is a Korean word for unification, and this name may imply Korean reunification.
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