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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 16, 1977 |
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Designations
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| MPC designation | 8443 |
| Named after | Bluethroat |
| Alternate name(s) | 4343 T-3 |
| Epoch May 14, 2008 | |
| Ap | 3.4465671 |
| Peri | 2.1441743 |
| Eccentricity | 0.2329553 |
| Orbital period | 1707.0944570 |
| Mean anomaly | 30.77194 |
| Inclination | 10.40462 |
| Longitude of ascending node | 177.49502 |
| Argument of peri | 15.49991 |
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Physical characteristics
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| Absolute magnitude (H) | 12.5 |
8443 Svecica (4343 T-3) is a main-belt asteroid discovered on October 16, 1977 by Cornelis Johannes van Houten, Ingrid van Houten-Groeneveld and Tom Gehrels at Palomar Observatory.