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Discovery and designation
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| Discovered by | C. S. Shoemaker and E. M. Shoemaker |
| Discovery site | Palomar Observatory |
| Discovery date | September 3, 1989 |
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Designations
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| MPC designation | 8356 |
| Alternate name(s) | 1989 RO2 |
| Epoch May 14, 2008 | |
| Ap | 3.1457463 |
| Peri | 1.7161687 |
| Eccentricity | 0.2940359 |
| Orbital period | 1384.4092141 |
| Mean anomaly | 315.91364 |
| Inclination | 23.12279 |
| Longitude of ascending node | 354.60237 |
| Argument of peri | 45.42673 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 12.8 |
8356 Wadhwa (1989 RO2) is a main-belt asteroid discovered on September 3, 1989 by C. S. Shoemaker and E. M. Shoemaker at Palomar Observatory.