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Discovery and designation
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| Discovered by | C. W. Juels and P. R. Holvorcem |
| Discovery site | Fountain Hills |
| Discovery date | September 16, 2001 |
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Designations
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| MPC designation | 77870 |
| Alternate name(s) | 2001 SM |
| Epoch May 14, 2008 | |
| Ap | 3.1575861 |
| Peri | 2.5809129 |
| Eccentricity | 0.1004920 |
| Orbital period | 1775.2147184 |
| Mean anomaly | 183.05583 |
| Inclination | 17.08942 |
| Longitude of ascending node | 24.63878 |
| Argument of peri | 277.28924 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 12.9 |
77870 MOTESS (2001 SM) is a main-belt asteroid discovered on September 16, 2001 by C. W. Juels and P. R. Holvorcem at Fountain Hills.