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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 | October 17, 1977 |
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Designations
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| MPC designation | 8440 |
| Named after | Wigeon |
| Alternate name(s) | 1017 T-3 |
| Epoch May 14, 2008 | |
| Ap | 3.1719728 |
| Peri | 2.3852910 |
| Eccentricity | 0.1415592 |
| Orbital period | 1691.7841791 |
| Mean anomaly | 265.99388 |
| Inclination | 7.74312 |
| Longitude of ascending node | 284.49261 |
| Argument of peri | 28.81287 |
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Physical characteristics
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| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.8 |
8440 Wigeon (1017 T-3) is a main-belt asteroid discovered on October 17, 1977 by Cornelis Johannes van Houten, Ingrid van Houten-Groeneveld and Tom Gehrels at Palomar Observatory.
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