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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 | September 30, 1973 |
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Designations
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| MPC designation | 8601 |
| Named after | Stork |
| Alternate name(s) | 3155 T-2 |
| Epoch May 14, 2008 | |
| Ap | 3.5072212 |
| Peri | 2.8197644 |
| Eccentricity | 0.1086547 |
| Orbital period | 2055.1745871 |
| Mean anomaly | 300.57915 |
| Inclination | 6.40985 |
| Longitude of ascending node | 139.33993 |
| Argument of peri | 342.80199 |
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Physical characteristics
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| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.0 |
8601 Ciconia (3155 T-2) is a main-belt asteroid discovered on September 30, 1973 by Cornelis Johannes van Houten, Ingrid van Houten-Groeneveld and Tom Gehrels at Palomar Observatory.
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