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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 | March 25, 1971 |
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Designations
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| MPC designation | 8436 |
| Named after | Barnacle Goose |
| Alternate name(s) | 2259 T-1 |
| Epoch May 14, 2008 | |
| Ap | 3.4749039 |
| Peri | 2.7219635 |
| Eccentricity | 0.1215034 |
| Orbital period | 1992.1027513 |
| Mean anomaly | 21.05554 |
| Inclination | 4.19730 |
| Longitude of ascending node | 129.82268 |
| Argument of peri | 305.20087 |
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Physical characteristics
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| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.8 |
8436 Leucopsis (2259 T-1) is a main-belt asteroid discovered on March 25, 1971 by Cornelis Johannes van Houten, Ingrid van Houten-Groeneveld and Tom Gehrels at Palomar Observatory.