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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 | 5266 |
| Named after | Christian Daniel Rauch |
| Alternate name(s) | 4047 T-2 |
| Epoch May 14, 2008 | |
| Ap | 3.0726306 |
| Peri | 2.3675838 |
| Eccentricity | 0.1295991 |
| Orbital period | 1638.6170327 |
| Mean anomaly | 151.50224 |
| Inclination | 15.68765 |
| Longitude of ascending node | 11.68770 |
| Argument of peri | 117.81192 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.9 |
5266 Rauch (4047 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.