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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 26, 1971 |
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Designations
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| MPC designation | 8057 |
| Named after | Hugo von Hofmannsthal |
| Alternate name(s) | 4034 T-1 |
| Epoch May 14, 2008 | |
| Ap | 2.9525987 |
| Peri | 2.7576623 |
| Eccentricity | 0.0341379 |
| Orbital period | 1762.1277340 |
| Mean anomaly | 182.76130 |
| Inclination | 4.39667 |
| Longitude of ascending node | 158.92009 |
| Argument of peri | 98.76359 |
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Physical characteristics
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| Absolute magnitude (H) | 12.4 |
8057 Hofmannsthal (4034 T-1) is a main-belt asteroid discovered on March 26, 1971 by Cornelis Johannes van Houten, Ingrid van Houten-Groeneveld and Tom Gehrels at Palomar Observatory.