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Discovery and designation
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| Discovered by | E. W. Elst |
| Discovery site | Haute-Provence Observatory |
| Discovery date | August 13, 1988 |
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Designations
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| MPC designation | 5471 |
| Named after | Tunguska event |
| Alternate name(s) | 1988 PK1 |
| Epoch May 14, 2008 | |
| Ap | 3.2197533 |
| Peri | 2.7748015 |
| Eccentricity | 0.0742260 |
| Orbital period | 1895.3474432 |
| Mean anomaly | 329.99018 |
| Inclination | 9.32160 |
| Longitude of ascending node | 250.50106 |
| Argument of peri | 33.07182 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 12.0 |
5471 Tunguska (1988 PK1) is a main-belt asteroid discovered on August 13, 1988 by E. W. Elst at Haute-Provence Observatory.