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Discovery and designation
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| Discovered by | M. W. Buie |
| Discovery site | Anderson Mesa station of the Lowell Observatory |
| Discovery date | January 6, 1998 |
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Designations
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| MPC designation | 31203 |
| Alternate name(s) | 1998 AO9 |
| Epoch May 14, 2008 | |
| Ap | 3.1695910 |
| Peri | 2.6725880 |
| Eccentricity | 0.0850715 |
| Orbital period | 1823.5418339 |
| Mean anomaly | 126.67667 |
| Inclination | 2.64630 |
| Longitude of ascending node | 42.92044 |
| Argument of peri | 331.67624 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.5 |
31203 Hersman (1998 AO9) is a main-belt asteroid discovered on January 6, 1998 by M. W. Buie at the Anderson Mesa station of the Lowell Observatory.