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Discovery and designation
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| Discovered by | Cornelis Johannes van Houten, Ingrid van Houten-Groeneveld and Tom Gehrels |
| Discovery site | Palomar Observatory |
| Discovery date | September 29, 1973 |
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Designations
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| MPC designation | 5243 |
| Alternate name(s) | 1246 T-2 |
| Epoch May 14, 2008 | |
| Ap | 3.2629474 |
| Peri | 2.2952914 |
| Eccentricity | 0.1740940 |
| Orbital period | 1692.2294375 |
| Mean anomaly | 261.06300 |
| Inclination | 7.47573 |
| Longitude of ascending node | 194.52321 |
| Argument of peri | 61.13217 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 12.9 |
5243 Clasien (1246 T-2) is a main-belt asteroid discovered on September 29, 1973 by Cornelis Johannes van Houten, Ingrid van Houten-Groeneveld and Tom Gehrels at Palomar Observatory.
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