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Discovery and designation
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| Discovered by | L. Tesi and G. Cattani |
| Discovery site | San Marcello Pistoiese |
| Discovery date | August 13, 1997 |
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Designations
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| MPC designation | 8051 |
| Named after | Pistoia |
| Alternate name(s) | 1997 PP4 |
| Epoch May 14, 2008 | |
| Ap | 2.5733774 |
| Peri | 1.9386588 |
| Eccentricity | 0.1406723 |
| Orbital period | 1237.6911614 |
| Mean anomaly | 19.93420 |
| Inclination | 5.52971 |
| Longitude of ascending node | 158.07031 |
| Argument of peri | 229.47427 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.0 |
8051 Pistoria (1997 PP4) is a main-belt asteroid discovered on August 13, 1997 by L. Tesi and G. Cattani at San Marcello Pistoiese.