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Discovery and designation
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| Discovered by | Purple Mountain Observatory |
| Discovery site | Nanking |
| Discovery date | December 6, 1956 |
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Designations
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| MPC designation | 2789 |
| Named after | Foshan |
| Alternate name(s) | 1956 XA |
| Epoch May 14, 2008 | |
| Ap | 2.5932949 |
| Peri | 1.8608259 |
| Eccentricity | 0.1644475 |
| Orbital period | 1213.9377044 |
| Mean anomaly | 204.08389 |
| Inclination | 3.81676 |
| Longitude of ascending node | 242.83168 |
| Argument of peri | 140.89145 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.6 |
2789 Foshan (1956 XA) is a main-belt asteroid discovered on December 6, 1956 by Purple Mountain Observatory at Nanking.
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