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Discovery and designation
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| Discovered by | Harvard Observatory |
| Discovery site | Harvard |
| Discovery date | September 9, 1977 |
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Designations
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| MPC designation | 5159 |
| Alternate name(s) | 1977 RG |
| Epoch May 14, 2008 | |
| Ap | 3.0928847 |
| Peri | 2.4860375 |
| Eccentricity | 0.1087750 |
| Orbital period | 1701.6839344 |
| Mean anomaly | 290.35914 |
| Inclination | 9.25093 |
| Longitude of ascending node | 167.27483 |
| Argument of peri | 83.85077 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.0 |
5159 Burbine (1977 RG) is a main-belt asteroid discovered on September 9, 1977 by Harvard Observatory at Harvard. It is named after former Mt. Holyoke College professor and current Bates College astronomy professor Tom Burbine.
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