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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 | 7853 |
| Named after | Confucius |
| Alternate name(s) | 2086 T-2 |
| Epoch May 14, 2008 | |
| Ap | 3.7802309 |
| Peri | 2.3131623 |
| Eccentricity | 0.2407638 |
| Orbital period | 1942.4159986 |
| Mean anomaly | 47.87758 |
| Inclination | 5.93986 |
| Longitude of ascending node | 350.44995 |
| Argument of peri | 174.18569 |
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Physical characteristics
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| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.0 |
7853 Confucius (2086 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.
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