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Discovery and designation
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| Discovered by | T. Gehrels |
| Discovery site | Palomar |
| Discovery date | September 15, 1972 |
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Designations
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| MPC designation | 5040 |
| Named after | David L. Rabinowitz |
| Alternate name(s) | 1972 RF |
| Epoch May 14, 2008 | |
| Ap | 2.9671863 |
| Peri | 1.8670133 |
| Eccentricity | 0.2275812 |
| Orbital period | 1372.5882909 |
| Mean anomaly | 195.82046 |
| Inclination | 24.33906 |
| Longitude of ascending node | 175.74143 |
| Argument of peri | 149.34405 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.2 |
5040 Rabinowitz (1972 RF) is a main-belt asteroid discovered on September 15, 1972 by T. Gehrels at Palomar.
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