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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 | September 29, 1973 |
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Designations
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| MPC designation | 8239 |
| Alternate name(s) | 1153 T-2 |
| Epoch May 14, 2008 | |
| Ap | 3.5210083 |
| Peri | 2.7765433 |
| Eccentricity | 0.1182150 |
| Orbital period | 2040.8497622 |
| Mean anomaly | 282.76747 |
| Inclination | 1.25886 |
| Longitude of ascending node | 165.56676 |
| Argument of peri | 350.00375 |
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Physical characteristics
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| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.2 |
8239 Signac (1153 T-2) is a main-belt asteroid discovered on September 29, 1973 by Cornelis Johannes van Houten, Ingrid van Houten-Groeneveld and Tom Gehrels at Palomar Observatory.