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Discovery and designation
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| Discovered by | N. Chernykh |
| Discovery site | Nauchnyj |
| Discovery date | August 19, 1977 |
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Designations
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| MPC designation | 3738 |
| Named after | Georg Ots |
| Alternate name(s) | 1977 QA1 |
| Epoch May 14, 2008 | |
| Ap | 2.5982695 |
| Peri | 1.8510175 |
| Eccentricity | 0.1679487 |
| Orbital period | 1211.9621880 |
| Mean anomaly | 156.53475 |
| Inclination | 1.25151 |
| Longitude of ascending node | 356.98930 |
| Argument of peri | 269.55563 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 12.7 |
3738 Ots (1977 QA1) is a main-belt asteroid discovered on August 19, 1977 by N. Chernykh at Nauchnyj. It was named after Estonian opera singer Georg Ots.
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