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Discovery and designation
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| Discovered by | E. Bowell |
| Discovery site | Anderson Mesa Station of the Lowell Observatory |
| Discovery date | September 7, 1980 |
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Designations
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| MPC designation | 8067 |
| Alternate name(s) | 1980 RU |
| Epoch May 14, 2008 | |
| Ap | 2.9451299 |
| Peri | 2.2056445 |
| Eccentricity | 0.1435678 |
| Orbital period | 1509.6011894 |
| Mean anomaly | 224.43338 |
| Inclination | 15.33217 |
| Longitude of ascending node | 344.77396 |
| Argument of peri | 29.82031 |
| Geometric albedo | 0.0253 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 12.7 |
8067 Helfenstein (1980 RU) is a main-belt asteroid discovered on September 7, 1980 by E. Bowell at the Anderson Mesa Station of the Lowell Observatory.