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Discovery and designation
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| Discovered by | N. S. Chernykh |
| Discovery site | Crimean Astrophysical Observatory |
| Discovery date | August 8, 1978 |
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Designations
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| MPC designation | 7912 |
| Alternate name(s) | 1978 PO3 |
| Epoch May 14, 2008 | |
| Ap | 2.7630040 |
| Peri | 2.1242160 |
| Eccentricity | 0.1307058 |
| Orbital period | 1395.2314863 |
| Mean anomaly | 310.85597 |
| Inclination | 0.94079 |
| Longitude of ascending node | 26.35488 |
| Argument of peri | 273.41873 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.1 |
7912 Lapovok (1978 PO3) is a main-belt asteroid discovered on August 8, 1978 by N. S. Chernykh at the Crimean Astrophysical Observatory.