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Discovery and designation
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| Discovered by | M. Mukai and Takeishi |
| Discovery site | Kagoshima |
| Discovery date | January 16, 1988 |
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Designations
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| MPC designation | 4703 |
| Named after | Kagoshima |
| Alternate name(s) | 1988 BL |
| Epoch May 14, 2008 | |
| Ap | 2.5118087 |
| Peri | 1.9895523 |
| Eccentricity | 0.1160219 |
| Orbital period | 1233.3013143 |
| Mean anomaly | 47.89983 |
| Inclination | 5.39835 |
| Longitude of ascending node | 136.26636 |
| Argument of peri | 296.08386 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.2 |
4703 Kagoshima (1988 BL) is a main-belt asteroid discovered on January 16, 1988 by M. Mukai and Takeishi at Kagoshima.