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Discovery and designation
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| Discovered by | Purple Mountain Observatory |
| Discovery site | Nanjing |
| Discovery date | 26 November 1978 |
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Designations
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| MPC designation | 3297 |
| Named after | Hong Kong |
| Alternate name(s) | 1978 WN14 |
| Epoch May 14, 2008 | |
| Ap | 3.6773445 |
| Peri | 2.5918883 |
| Eccentricity | 0.1731402 |
| Orbital period | 2027.0993908 |
| Mean anomaly | 117.08212 |
| Inclination | 2.37528 |
| Longitude of ascending node | 112.38761 |
| Argument of peri | 290.64474 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 12.3 |
3297 Hong Kong (1978 WN14) is a main-belt asteroid discovered on 26 November 1978 by Purple Mountain Observatory.
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