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Discovery and designation
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| Discovered by | L. I. Chernykh |
| Discovery site | Crimean Astrophysical Observatory |
| Discovery date | September 27, 1978 |
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Designations
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| MPC designation | 7978 |
| Alternate name(s) | 1978 SR4 |
| Epoch May 14, 2008 | |
| Ap | 2.4744677 |
| Peri | 1.8306157 |
| Eccentricity | 0.1495562 |
| Orbital period | 1153.5217628 |
| Mean anomaly | 147.52530 |
| Inclination | 1.03049 |
| Longitude of ascending node | 213.95262 |
| Argument of peri | 145.46311 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.2 |
7978 Niknesterov (1978 SR4) is a main-belt asteroid discovered on September 27, 1978 by L. I. Chernykh at the Crimean Astrophysical Observatory.