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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 | 8765 |
| Named after | Godwit |
| Alternate name(s) | 1274 T-2 |
| Epoch May 14, 2008 | |
| Ap | 2.8267085 |
| Peri | 2.6298833 |
| Eccentricity | 0.0360711 |
| Orbital period | 1646.0220448 |
| Mean anomaly | 180.05014 |
| Inclination | 1.89904 |
| Longitude of ascending node | 10.26708 |
| Argument of peri | 65.50583 |
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Physical characteristics
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| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.0 |
8765 Limosa (1274 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.