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Discovery and designation
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| Discovered by | A. Mrkos |
| Discovery site | Klet |
| Discovery date | October 19, 1979 |
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Designations
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| MPC designation | 7859 |
| Named after | Lhasa |
| Alternate name(s) | 1979 US |
| Epoch May 14, 2008 | |
| Ap | 3.1379711 |
| Peri | 2.3885821 |
| Eccentricity | 0.1355979 |
| Orbital period | 1677.7797828 |
| Mean anomaly | 72.36361 |
| Inclination | 3.75276 |
| Longitude of ascending node | 8.32399 |
| Argument of peri | 36.21894 |
| Geometric albedo | 0.0330 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.30 |
7859 Lhasa (1979 US) is a main-belt asteroid discovered on October 19, 1979 by A. Mrkos at Klet.
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