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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 | March 25, 1971 |
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Designations
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| MPC designation | 8594 |
| Named after | Little Tern |
| Alternate name(s) | 2245 T-1 |
| Epoch May 14, 2008 | |
| Ap | 2.8248155 |
| Peri | 2.0907141 |
| Eccentricity | 0.1493433 |
| Orbital period | 1407.3719943 |
| Mean anomaly | 315.50900 |
| Inclination | 3.35296 |
| Longitude of ascending node | 68.10683 |
| Argument of peri | 9.34757 |
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Physical characteristics
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| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.7 |
8594 Albifrons (2245 T-1) is a main belt asteroid discovered on March 25, 1971 by Cornelis Johannes van Houten, Ingrid van Houten-Groeneveld and Tom Gehrels at Palomar Observatory.
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