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Discovery
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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 | 7722 |
| Alternate name(s) | 2240 T-2 |
| Epoch May 14, 2008 | |
| Ap | 2.5295274 |
| Peri | 2.1729914 |
| Eccentricity | 0.0758181 |
| Orbital period | 1316.8892398 |
| Mean anomaly | 32.64135 |
| Inclination | 7.08599 |
| Longitude of ascending node | 16.38653 |
| Argument of peri | 175.44000 |
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Physical characteristics
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| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.4 |
7722 Firneis (2240 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.