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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 | 8318 |
| Named after | Averroes |
| Alternate name(s) | 1306 T-2 |
| Epoch May 14, 2008 | |
| Ap | 3.6776781 |
| Peri | 2.6990615 |
| Eccentricity | 0.1534666 |
| Orbital period | 2079.4641822 |
| Mean anomaly | 343.61989 |
| Inclination | 0.51451 |
| Longitude of ascending node | 112.94364 |
| Argument of peri | 297.40742 |
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Physical characteristics
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| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.5 |
8318 Averroes (1306 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.
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