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Discovery and designation
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| Discovered by | A. Mrkos |
| Discovery site | Klet |
| Discovery date | November 8, 1983 |
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Designations
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| MPC designation | 3979 |
| Named after | Theodor Brorsen |
| Alternate name(s) | 1983 VV1 |
| Epoch May 14, 2008 | |
| Ap | 3.2165673 |
| Peri | 2.9911023 |
| Eccentricity | 0.0363204 |
| Orbital period | 1997.3138348 |
| Mean anomaly | 149.23110 |
| Inclination | 3.06296 |
| Longitude of ascending node | 344.16244 |
| Argument of peri | 97.09457 |
| Geometric albedo | 0.1003 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 11.70 |
3979 Brorsen (1983 VV1) is a main-belt asteroid discovered on November 8, 1983 by Antonín Mrkos at Klet. On proposal of Jana Tichá, the comet was named Brorsen after the Danish astronomer Theodor Brorsen on August 8, 1996.
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