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Discovery and designation
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| Discovered by | T. Kobayashi |
| Discovery site | Oizumi |
| Discovery date | November 19, 1996 |
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Designations
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| MPC designation | 8578 |
| Alternate name(s) | 1996 WZ |
| Epoch May 14, 2008 | |
| Ap | 3.2928695 |
| Peri | 2.7102073 |
| Eccentricity | 0.0970606 |
| Orbital period | 1899.3905489 |
| Mean anomaly | 121.22244 |
| Inclination | 11.01830 |
| Longitude of ascending node | 56.57085 |
| Argument of peri | 325.77953 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 12.2 |
8578 Shojikato (1996 WZ) is a main-belt asteroid discovered on November 19, 1996 by T. Kobayashi at Oizumi.