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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 | October 17, 1977 |
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Designations
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| MPC designation | 7854 |
| Named after | Laozi |
| Alternate name(s) | 1076 T-3 |
| Epoch May 14, 2008 | |
| Ap | 2.6614644 |
| Peri | 1.8457936 |
| Eccentricity | 0.1809683 |
| Orbital period | 1235.7256524 |
| Mean anomaly | 19.99629 |
| Inclination | 6.65651 |
| Longitude of ascending node | 308.64246 |
| Argument of peri | 63.02733 |
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Physical characteristics
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| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.3 |
7854 Laotse (1076 T-3) is a main-belt asteroid discovered on October 17, 1977 by Cornelis Johannes van Houten, Ingrid van Houten-Groeneveld and Tom Gehrels at Palomar Observatory.