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Discovery and designation
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| Discovered by | P. Jekabsons and M. P. Candy |
| Discovery site | Perth Observatory |
| Discovery date | August 14, 1980 |
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Designations
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| MPC designation | 3894 |
| Alternate name(s) | 1980 PQ2 |
| Epoch May 14, 2008 | |
| Ap | 3.0793357 |
| Peri | 2.1708043 |
| Eccentricity | 0.1730490 |
| Orbital period | 1553.4945861 |
| Mean anomaly | 173.94927 |
| Inclination | 13.37673 |
| Longitude of ascending node | 163.16320 |
| Argument of peri | 187.89152 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 12.2 |
3894 Williamcooke (1980 PQ2) is a main-belt asteroid discovered on August 14, 1980 by P. Jekabsons and M. P. Candy at the Perth Observatory and named in honour of Australian astronomer William Ernest Cooke.
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