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Discovery and designation
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| Discovered by | P. Wild |
| Discovery site | Zimmerwald |
| Discovery date | October 30, 1972 |
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Designations
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| MPC designation | 2868 |
| Alternate name(s) | 1972 UA |
| Epoch May 14, 2008 | |
| Ap | 3.3102709 |
| Peri | 2.3152741 |
| Eccentricity | 0.1768712 |
| Orbital period | 1723.0597808 |
| Mean anomaly | 187.58158 |
| Inclination | 7.55194 |
| Longitude of ascending node | 138.24663 |
| Argument of peri | 261.25840 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.1 |
2868 Upupa (1972 UA) is a main-belt asteroid discovered on October 30, 1972 by P. Wild at Zimmerwald. It is named after a bird, the hoopoe (Upupa epops).
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