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Discovery and designation
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| Discovered by | Nikolai Stepanovich Chernykh |
| Discovery site | Nauchnyj |
| Discovery date | April 1, 1976 |
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Designations
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| MPC designation | 5988 |
| Alternate name(s) | 1976 GN2 |
| Epoch May 14, 2008 | |
| Ap | 3.1052668 |
| Peri | 2.2580800 |
| Eccentricity | 0.1579586 |
| Orbital period | 1604.0106683 |
| Mean anomaly | 51.40232 |
| Inclination | 12.89697 |
| Longitude of ascending node | 177.99173 |
| Argument of peri | 94.41773 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 12.9 |
5988 Gorodnitskij (1976 GN2) is a main-belt asteroid discovered on April 1, 1976 by Nikolai Stepanovich Chernykh at Nauchnyj.