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Discovery and designation
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| Discovered by | Carolyn S. Shoemaker |
| Discovery site | Palomar Observatory San Diego, California, California, United States |
| Discovery date | March 6, 1986 |
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Designations
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| MPC designation | 5168 |
| Named after | Edward Jenner |
| Alternate name(s) | 1986 EJ |
| Epoch May 14, 2008 | |
| Ap | 2.8215335 |
| Peri | 1.8597863 |
| Eccentricity | 0.2054436 |
| Orbital period | 1307.9944293 |
| Mean anomaly | 63.96453 |
| Inclination | 23.46527 |
| Longitude of ascending node | 339.10654 |
| Argument of peri | 201.76152 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.0 |
5168 Jenner (1986 EJ) is a main-belt asteroid discovered on March 6, 1986, by Carolyn S. Shoemaker at the Palomar Observatory, San Diego, California, United States.