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Discovery and designation
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| Discovered by | Eric Elst |
| Discovery site | La Silla |
| Discovery date | February 13, 1988 |
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Designations
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| MPC designation | 4609 |
| Alternate name(s) | 1988 CT3 |
| Epoch May 14, 2008 | |
| Ap | 3.4464816 |
| Peri | 2.7726072 |
| Eccentricity | 0.1083558 |
| Orbital period | 2002.8275474 |
| Mean anomaly | 102.59584 |
| Inclination | 13.34362 |
| Longitude of ascending node | 188.98742 |
| Argument of peri | 115.51958 |
| Geometric albedo | 0.0582 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 11.50 |
4609 Pizarro (1988 CT3) is a main-belt asteroid discovered on February 13, 1988 by Eric Elst at La Silla.