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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 | 8439 |
| Named after | Smew |
| Alternate name(s) | 2034 T-2 |
| Epoch May 14, 2008 | |
| Ap | 3.6069155 |
| Peri | 2.7099165 |
| Eccentricity | 0.1420014 |
| Orbital period | 2050.2292498 |
| Mean anomaly | 311.43181 |
| Inclination | 0.99040 |
| Longitude of ascending node | 56.68576 |
| Argument of peri | 67.97278 |
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Physical characteristics
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| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.5 |
8439 Albellus (2034 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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