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Discovery and designation
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| Discovered by | E. Bowell |
| Discovery site | Flagstaff |
| Discovery date | October 15, 1985 |
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Designations
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| MPC designation | 4739 |
| Named after | Thomas J. Ahrens |
| Alternate name(s) | 1985 TH1; 1958 VT; 1973 AH3; 1976 UY2; 1982 BF11 |
| Epoch January 4, 2010 | |
| Ap | 2.9230098 |
| Peri | 2.5592302 |
| Eccentricity | 0.0663560 |
| Orbital period | 1657.6410414 |
| Mean anomaly | 67.60206 |
| Inclination | 1.74761 |
| Longitude of ascending node | 172.74737 |
| Argument of peri | 271.38531 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.0 |
4739 Tomahrens (1985 TH1) is a Main-belt asteroid discovered on October 15, 1985 by Edward Bowel at Flagstaff
It was named after a geophysics professor , Thomas J Ahrens.
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