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Discovery and designation
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| Discovered by | E. W. Elst |
| Discovery site | European Southern Observatory |
| Discovery date | September 1, 1987 |
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Designations
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| MPC designation | 8003 |
| Named after | William Thomson, 1st Baron Kelvin |
| Alternate name(s) | 1987 RJ |
| Epoch May 14, 2008 | |
| Ap | 2.4892163 |
| Peri | 1.9569549 |
| Eccentricity | 0.1197123 |
| Orbital period | 1210.6893376 |
| Mean anomaly | 83.75817 |
| Inclination | 2.84463 |
| Longitude of ascending node | 73.98409 |
| Argument of peri | 287.58555 |
| Geometric albedo | 0.0258 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.8 |
8003 Kelvin (1987 RJ) is a main-belt asteroid discovered on September 1, 1987 by E. W. Elst at the European Southern Observatory.