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Discovery and designation
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| Discovered by | Bowell, E. |
| Discovery site | Flagstaff (AM) |
| Discovery date | November 20, 1981 |
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Designations
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| MPC designation | 3545 |
| Named after | Michael James Gaffey |
| Alternate name(s) | 1981 WK2 |
| Epoch May 14, 2008 | |
| Ap | 3.0314968 |
| Peri | 2.7073316 |
| Eccentricity | 0.0564863 |
| Orbital period | 1775.3675738 |
| Mean anomaly | 219.11810 |
| Inclination | 2.97365 |
| Longitude of ascending node | 61.37136 |
| Argument of peri | 260.05790 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 12.1 |
3545 Gaffey (1981 WK2) is a main-belt asteroid discovered on November 20, 1981 by Bowell, E. at Flagstaff (AM).
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