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Discovery and designation
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| Discovered by | E. W. Elst |
| Discovery site | European Southern Observatory |
| Discovery date | September 2, 1992 |
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Designations
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| MPC designation | 8524 |
| Named after | Paolo Ruffini |
| Alternate name(s) | 1992 RJ3 |
| Epoch May 14, 2008 | |
| Ap | 2.6241062 |
| Peri | 2.1142992 |
| Eccentricity | 0.1075904 |
| Orbital period | 1331.9924116 |
| Mean anomaly | 183.69296 |
| Inclination | 7.20086 |
| Longitude of ascending node | 344.16432 |
| Argument of peri | 271.70635 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.5 |
8524 Paoloruffini (1992 RJ3) is a main-belt asteroid discovered on September 2, 1992 by E. W. Elst at the European Southern Observatory.