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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 | 8761 |
| Named after | Crane |
| Alternate name(s) | 1163 T-1 |
| Epoch May 14, 2008 | |
| Ap | 2.4458658 |
| Peri | 2.0372176 |
| Eccentricity | 0.0911534 |
| Orbital period | 1225.7972713 |
| Mean anomaly | 321.02035 |
| Inclination | 3.16257 |
| Longitude of ascending node | 250.39936 |
| Argument of peri | 5.35480 |
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Physical characteristics
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| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.9 |
8761 Crane (1163 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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