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Discovery and designation
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| Discovered by | C. S. Shoemaker and E. M. Shoemaker |
| Discovery site | Palomar |
| Discovery date | November 4, 1988 |
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Designations
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| MPC designation | 27711 |
| Alternate name(s) | 1988 VT4 |
| Epoch May 14, 2008 | |
| Ap | 2.8305570 |
| Peri | 1.7532344 |
| Eccentricity | 0.2350287 |
| Orbital period | 1267.3328895 |
| Mean anomaly | 254.47081 |
| Inclination | 23.48548 |
| Longitude of ascending node | 226.89809 |
| Argument of peri | 120.31974 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.4 |
27711 Kirschvink (1988 VT4) is a main-belt asteroid discovered on November 4, 1988 by C. S. Shoemaker and E. M. Shoemaker at Palomar. It is named after California Institute of Technology professor Joseph L. Kirschvink, who was a student of E. M. Shoemaker as an undergraduate.