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Discovery and designation
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| Discovered by | E. W. Elst |
| Discovery site | European Southern Observatory |
| Discovery date | February 11, 1988 |
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Designations
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| MPC designation | 7012 |
| Named after | Thomas Hobbes |
| Alternate name(s) | 1988 CH2 |
| Epoch May 14, 2008 | |
| Ap | 2.6154549 |
| Peri | 2.0088431 |
| Eccentricity | 0.1311792 |
| Orbital period | 1284.1688802 |
| Mean anomaly | 13.45082 |
| Inclination | 7.18904 |
| Longitude of ascending node | 132.88136 |
| Argument of peri | 238.77463 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.5 |
7012 Hobbes (1988 CH2) is a main-belt asteroid discovered on February 11, 1988 by E. W. Elst at the European Southern Observatory.