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Discovery and designation
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| Discovered by | Elst, E. W. |
| Discovery site | La Silla |
| Discovery date | April 18, 1996 |
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Designations
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| MPC designation | 7902 |
| Named after | Johann Nikolaus Hanff |
| Alternate name(s) | 1996 HT17 |
| Epoch May 14, 2008 | |
| Ap | 2.9859654 |
| Peri | 2.7560886 |
| Eccentricity | 0.0400339 |
| Orbital period | 1776.8646010 |
| Mean anomaly | 304.59382 |
| Inclination | 2.66403 |
| Longitude of ascending node | 143.80670 |
| Argument of peri | 301.18585 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.5 |
7902 Hanff (1996 HT17) is a main-belt asteroid discovered on April 18, 1996 by Elst, E. W. at La Silla. It was named in honor of German organist Johann Nicolaus Hanff.
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