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Discovery and designation
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| Discovered by | L. Tesi and A. Boattini |
| Discovery site | San Marcello Pistoiese |
| Discovery date | October 25, 1997 |
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Designations
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| MPC designation | 27977 |
| Alternate name(s) | 1997 UK5 |
| Epoch May 14, 2008 | |
| Ap | 3.1172437 |
| Peri | 1.9834891 |
| Eccentricity | 0.2222729 |
| Orbital period | 1487.6551893 |
| Mean anomaly | 238.75498 |
| Inclination | 13.50349 |
| Longitude of ascending node | 320.43610 |
| Argument of peri | 30.59705 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.3 |
27977 Distratis (1997 UK5) is a main-belt asteroid discovered on October 25, 1997 by L. Tesi and A. Boattini at San Marcello Pistoiese.
The body has been dedicated to Cosimo Distratis who built one of main observatories in Southern Italy just outside Uggiano Montefusco Manduria Taranto [1]
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