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Discovery and designation
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| Discovered by | E. W. Elst |
| Discovery site | Haute-Provence Observatory |
| Discovery date | September 2, 1989 |
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Designations
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| MPC designation | 8647 |
| Named after | Populus |
| Alternate name(s) | 1989 RG |
| Epoch May 14, 2008 | |
| Ap | 2.6534464 |
| Peri | 1.8985642 |
| Eccentricity | 0.1658349 |
| Orbital period | 1254.1755336 |
| Mean anomaly | 109.60524 |
| Inclination | 3.91266 |
| Longitude of ascending node | 313.12947 |
| Argument of peri | 100.39934 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.9 |
8647 Populus (1989 RG) is a main-belt asteroid discovered on September 2, 1989 by E. W. Elst at Haute-Provence Observatory.