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Discovery and designation
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| Discovered by | N. S. Chernykh |
| Discovery site | Crimean Astrophysical Observatory |
| Discovery date | August 21, 1977 |
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Designations
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| MPC designation | 7976 |
| Alternate name(s) | 1977 QT2 |
| Epoch May 14, 2008 | |
| Ap | 2.4422594 |
| Peri | 2.0092630 |
| Eccentricity | 0.0972693 |
| Orbital period | 1212.8756453 |
| Mean anomaly | 45.61919 |
| Inclination | 2.20552 |
| Longitude of ascending node | 307.00029 |
| Argument of peri | 91.49096 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.2 |
7976 Pinigin (1977 QT2) is a main-belt asteroid discovered on August 21, 1977 by N. S. Chernykh at the Crimean Astrophysical Observatory.