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Discovery and designation
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| Discovered by | N. S. Chernykh |
| Discovery site | Crimean Astrophysical Observatory |
| Discovery date | August 22, 1977 |
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Designations
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| MPC designation | 8609 |
| Alternate name(s) | 1977 QH3 |
| Epoch May 14, 2008 | |
| Ap | 3.1054327 |
| Peri | 1.7140407 |
| Eccentricity | 0.2887021 |
| Orbital period | 1366.3212366 |
| Mean anomaly | 37.39465 |
| Inclination | 9.13804 |
| Longitude of ascending node | 127.37016 |
| Argument of peri | 278.88787 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.3 |
8609 Shuvalov (1977 QH3) is a main-belt asteroid discovered on August 22, 1977 by N. S. Chernykh at the Crimean Astrophysical Observatory.