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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 16, 1977 |
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Designations
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| MPC designation | 7855 |
| Named after | Rabindranath Tagore |
| Alternate name(s) | 4092 T-3 |
| Epoch May 14, 2008 | |
| Ap | 2.9302908 |
| Peri | 2.4164166 |
| Eccentricity | 0.0961104 |
| Orbital period | 1596.5520153 |
| Mean anomaly | 205.86455 |
| Inclination | 13.15562 |
| Longitude of ascending node | 180.55708 |
| Argument of peri | 356.25947 |
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Physical characteristics
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| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.3 |
7855 Tagore (4092 T-3) is a main-belt asteroid discovered on October 16, 1977 by Cornelis Johannes van Houten, Ingrid van Houten-Groeneveld and Tom Gehrels at Palomar Observatory.
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