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Discovery and designation
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| Discovered by | R. M. West |
| Discovery site | La Silla |
| Discovery date | May 19, 1979 |
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Designations
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| MPC designation | 2596 |
| Named after | Vainu Bappu |
| Alternate name(s) | 1979 KN |
| Epoch May 14, 2008 | |
| Ap | 3.2377248 |
| Peri | 2.8284082 |
| Eccentricity | 0.0674757 |
| Orbital period | 1929.3957974 |
| Mean anomaly | 52.83715 |
| Inclination | 10.23109 |
| Longitude of ascending node | 139.01426 |
| Argument of peri | 253.37455 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 12.8 |
2596 Vainu Bappu (1979 KN) is a main-belt asteroid discovered on May 19, 1979 by R. M. West at La Silla.
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