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Discovery and designation
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| Discovered by | Cornelis Johannes van Houten, Ingrid van Houten-Groeneveld and Tom Gehrels |
| Discovery site | Palomar Observatory |
| Discovery date | October 16, 1977 |
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Designations
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| MPC designation | 3936 |
| Named after | Eric Walter Elst |
| Alternate name(s) | 2321 T-3 |
| Epoch May 14, 2008 | |
| Ap | 2.7380835 |
| Peri | 2.1183463 |
| Eccentricity | 0.1276117 |
| Orbital period | 1382.0670656 |
| Mean anomaly | 117.34942 |
| Inclination | 5.63933 |
| Longitude of ascending node | 240.82960 |
| Argument of peri | 38.07162 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.0 |
3936 Elst (2321 T-3) is a main-belt asteroid discovered on October 16, 1977 by Cornelis Johannes van Houten, Ingrid van Houten-Groeneveld and Tom Gehrels at Palomar Observatory.
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