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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 29, 1973 |
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Designations
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| MPC designation | 8764 |
| Named after | Gallinago |
| Alternate name(s) | 1109 T-2 |
| Epoch May 14, 2008 | |
| Ap | 2.7840244 |
| Peri | 2.0225480 |
| Eccentricity | 0.1584240 |
| Orbital period | 1360.8388089 |
| Mean anomaly | 185.05697 |
| Inclination | 2.23488 |
| Longitude of ascending node | 333.41781 |
| Argument of peri | 292.66560 |
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Physical characteristics
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| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.5 |
8764 Gallinago (1109 T-2) is a main-belt asteroid discovered on September 29, 1973 by Cornelis Johannes van Houten, Ingrid van Houten-Groeneveld and Tom Gehrels at Palomar Observatory.