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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 | March 25, 1971 |
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Designations
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| MPC designation | 7972 |
| Alternate name(s) | 1174 T-1 |
| Epoch May 14, 2008 | |
| Ap | 3.6531285 |
| Peri | 2.8423153 |
| Eccentricity | 0.1248280 |
| Orbital period | 2137.7980692 |
| Mean anomaly | 220.52809 |
| Inclination | 0.46786 |
| Longitude of ascending node | 299.40271 |
| Argument of peri | 140.94190 |
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Physical characteristics
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| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.5 |
7972 Mariotti (1174 T-1) is an outer main-belt asteroid discovered on March 25, 1971 by Cornelis Johannes van Houten, Ingrid van Houten-Groeneveld and Tom Gehrels at Palomar Observatory.