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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 | 8240 |
| Named after | Henri Matisse |
| Alternate name(s) | 4172 T-2 |
| Epoch May 14, 2008 | |
| Ap | 2.8225350 |
| Peri | 2.1041040 |
| Eccentricity | 0.1458258 |
| Orbital period | 1412.1458191 |
| Mean anomaly | 168.81582 |
| Inclination | 4.14271 |
| Longitude of ascending node | 107.01082 |
| Argument of peri | 74.13701 |
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Physical characteristics
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| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.7 |
8240 Matisse (4172 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.