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Discovery and designation
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| Discovered by | W. Liller |
| Discovery site | Cerro Tololo |
| Discovery date | January 23, 1979 |
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Designations
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| MPC designation | 3040 |
| Alternate name(s) | 1979 BA |
| Epoch May 14, 2008 | |
| Ap | 2.2095160 |
| Peri | 1.4716744 |
| Eccentricity | 0.2004356 |
| Orbital period | 912.0861216 |
| Mean anomaly | 311.47278 |
| Inclination | 46.64688 |
| Longitude of ascending node | 143.54061 |
| Argument of peri | 290.25345 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.5 |
3040 Kozai (1979 BA) is a Mars-crossing asteroid discovered on January 23, 1979 by W. Liller at Cerro Tololo.
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