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Discovery and designation
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| Discovered by | E.W. Elst |
| Discovery site | European Southern Observatory |
| Discovery date | August 21, 1987 |
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Designations
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| MPC designation | 7009 |
| Named after | David Hume |
| Alternate name(s) | 1987 QU1 |
| Epoch May 14, 2008 | |
| Ap | 2.6274041 |
| Peri | 1.8432097 |
| Eccentricity | 0.1754109 |
| Orbital period | 1220.6865684 |
| Mean anomaly | 37.32490 |
| Inclination | 0.84642 |
| Longitude of ascending node | 180.04826 |
| Argument of peri | 195.76873 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.0 |
7009 Hume (1987 QU1) is a main-belt asteroid discovered on August 21, 1987 by E.W. Elst at the European Southern Observatory.
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