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Discovery and designation
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| Discovered by | Purple Mountain Observatory |
| Discovery site | Nanking |
| Discovery date | November 11, 1980 |
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Designations
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| MPC designation | 3139 |
| Named after | Shantou |
| Alternate name(s) | 1980 VL1 |
| Epoch May 14, 2008 | |
| Ap | 3.2693588 |
| Peri | 3.1157198 |
| Eccentricity | 0.0240622 |
| Orbital period | 2083.5447022 |
| Mean anomaly | 351.59893 |
| Inclination | 20.53689 |
| Longitude of ascending node | 252.95903 |
| Argument of peri | 102.87682 |
| Geometric albedo | 0.0598 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 10.60 |
3139 Shantou (1980 VL1) is a main-belt asteroid discovered on November 11, 1980 by Purple Mountain Observatory at Nanking.
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