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Discovery and designation
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| Discovered by | H. Abe |
| Discovery site | Yatsuka |
| Discovery date | November 2, 1997 |
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Designations
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| MPC designation | 8120 |
| Alternate name(s) | 1997 VT |
| Epoch May 14, 2008 | |
| Ap | 2.8735290 |
| Peri | 1.9713186 |
| Eccentricity | 0.1862206 |
| Orbital period | 1377.1257801 |
| Mean anomaly | 324.48600 |
| Inclination | 2.58511 |
| Longitude of ascending node | 115.65554 |
| Argument of peri | 231.29847 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.7 |
8120 Kobe (1997 VT) is a main-belt asteroid discovered on November 2, 1997 by H. Abe at Yatsuka.